Hyundai WRT

[mknight]

For long term perspective the slow development on Tarmac is more troubling imo.

[AndyRAC]

For long term perspective the slow development on Tarmac is more troubling imo.

This needs sorting; instead of going back to NZ to drive gravel events, he should be doing European Tarmac events as much as he can.
I recently listened an Absolute Rally podcast from a few months ago, and his perfect calendar was all gravel....

[er88]

He's lucky there's only 2 full tarmac events. There has to be more in future.

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[smokingjoe]

This needs sorting; instead of going back to NZ to drive gravel events, he should be doing European Tarmac events as much as he can.
I recently listened an Absolute Rally podcast from a few months ago, and his perfect calendar was all gravel....

Hayden is expected back home for sponsor commitments, i suspect, and considering the long break before RACC, why not indulge in a few home (gravel) events ?

what i do find a bit odd, is why he isn't in i20 R5 for RACC to keep tarmac fit ?

[Zeakiwi]

Paddon is doing a dirt event this weekend I think. I see Hawkeswood in a single seater offroader on FB.
https://nzmotorracing.co.nz/2017/06/...off-road-race/

R5 - Spain - still costs a fair bit to run an R5 - tyres, mechanics, spares, service van- logistics, hotels, flights, food, mechanic transport etc.

[Simmi]

Yeah have to assume Hyundai just weren't willing to swallow that cost of a works-run R5. And getting Andreas up to speed and potentially impacting that title fight is a bigger priority. I get that.

It is a shame as they've granted Hayden a couple of tarmac events this year in the R5. Partly to help gel with Seb but they were still giving him those opportunities on his weaker surface. Not sure whether he'll return to Rally Legend again this year. I did wonder whether he'd approach that as another opportunity to learn tarmac last year but he opted for complete hoonage which the fans loved.

[jparker]

My interpretation of this article:
http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/septe...0--12-12-.htmlhttp://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/septe...0--12-12-.html
... is that Hyundai will run 4 cars after Spain only if they have chances for title.
Otherwise, Paddon and/or Sordo may not do GB and/or Australia, of course assuming they want to get Mikkelsen up to speed for 2018.

[racerx1979]

Already posted. See page 10 http://www.motorsportforums.com/show...dai-WRT/page10

[jparker]

Already posted. See page 10 http://www.motorsportforums.com/show...dai-WRT/page10

Sorry, my bad. Fixed as a comment now.

[Simmi]

My interpretation of this article is that Hyundai will run 4 cars after Spain only if they have chances for title.
Otherwise, Paddon or Sordo may not do GB and Australia, of course assuming they want to get Mikkelsen up to speed for 2018.

They have to enter the cars for GB before Catalunya happens so that isn't possible unfortunately. Unless they entered four and pulled a car - which I doubt. I see this more as ensuring equal treatment of the drivers. Seemed obvious at the start really, drop Paddon for Spain, Sordo for Aus and run them both in Wales. Then no driver is given any favouritism ahead of 2018.