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28th November 2018, 10:16 #1451
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28th November 2018, 10:22 #1452
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I can see that this discussion between a person from New Zealand and another from Finland is not going anywhere.
Paddon could be out of the team for getting a full season elsewhere, thus Sordo having more rallies and skipping only the ones he doesn't like. Meanwhile, Huttunen recently tested the WRC car.
Still a lot of unknowns. Hopefully we know soon.
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28th November 2018, 12:01 #1453
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Maybe not purely from that point of view, but for example in a scenario where Hyundai is limited to run only three cars in all rallies, the decision to bring Huttunen in has to be done at some point. And at the cost of someone else (pending Hyundai still believes in its investment - recent news about Huttunen testing the car would make you think they still do).
As much as I'd like to see Huttunen in WRC, I really hope it won't mean that Paddon's out.ku ois neljä pyörää ku vetäis ni ois vähän eri sekunnit kyllä pätkillä, sen mä takaan
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28th November 2018, 12:43 #1454
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What IF the big news about Tidemand out of Skoda means that he will be in Hyundai next year. I mean it is possible, he is way better than Huttunen for WRC seat if we compare these two.
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28th November 2018, 13:38 #1455
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Tidemand to M-Sport is also a possible move with him bringing some support.
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28th November 2018, 13:47 #1456
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Silly Season 2019
Well, it would then be just the four rounds that Sordo skips, and maybe some R5 action. But I don’t see them picking him over Paddon, or letting go of Huttunen so soon after investing in him.
Like I wrote elsewhere, maybe Citroen with a season split between WRC2Pro and some WRC drives?
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28th November 2018, 15:11 #1457
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I agree with something like this but maybe because of the "Super Team" of Toyota in 2019 Hyundai may now be contemplating 4 cars at all events next year. I noticed Paddon was in Korea this week and surely if he was out of the team he wouldn't be there now? So perhaps Paddon and Mikkelsen will do complete seasons and Sordo will share with Huttunen
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28th November 2018, 15:19 #1458
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Mikkelsen has struggled pretty much all year with the i20 set-up. Some driver's just dont get on with some car's.
It may do him good to try elsewhere.
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28th November 2018, 15:19 #1459
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What difference do they get from running 4 cars? Only 3 nominated cars collect manuf. points. OK, possibly more points for the WDC, but 1. it is very expensive 2. the season hasn`t even begun, nobody knows, where they could be next year, like Neuville had a downfall a few seasons ago 3. current top 3 is quite hard to match, and apart from Neuville, who himself is currently in the top3, his teammates are nowhere near, unless the first have issues.
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28th November 2018, 17:41 #1460
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The last package of updates was homologated in November 2023. https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/voiturescomplet_mars.2024.pdf
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