Hyundai WRT

[mknight]

Spanish site speculation..
Sordo is not "logical" best choice for Monte by any means. He was never as good there as on dry tarmac and even this year Mikkelsen had same speed as him before the alternator issue and was fastest on saturday while Sordo crashed and cost Hyundai manu points.

On Corsica I agree Sordo would be better choice, but we are not talking about Corsica yet.
The stuff about Sweden looks like complete speculation as well given the info that got trough.

The rest 2/3 talk about how Loebs contract limits Sordo, which is indeed true.

[AnttiL]

This guy on twitter says that Loeb's program is MC, Sweden, Corsica, Chile, Catalunya and Wales https://twitter.com/F_Gustavsson/sta...19640602570754

[Norm75]

If Andreas did that... 2019 is last season on Hyundai for sure.

If he did force his contract on certain events that clash with Loeb/Sordo, would it not be in Hyundai's best interest to run four cars on those events and not nominate Andreas for manu points?

[Tarmop]

Interesting contract Hyundai has made in that case. Especially when you look how other two drivers with a full season contract were treated.

[er88]

They're going to have to run 4 cars aren't they? No way Sordo doesn't do Spain and other tarmac rallies or you're not going to get the best out of him.

Mikkelsen should just accept he has to sit out some events, he had a shocking year and it isn't like he's going to win the championship next season either. Sit out a few events and keep the team onside. If he's bent them over by getting his lawyers involved to force them to run him for a full season, then this is his last season at Hyundai imo - even if he has a decent year.

[doubled1978]

They're going to have to run 4 cars aren't they? No way Sordo doesn't do Spain and other tarmac rallies or you're not going to get the best out of him.

Mikkelsen should just accept he has to sit out some events, he had a shocking year and it isn't like he's going to win the championship next season either. Sit out a few events and keep the team onside. If he's bent them over by getting his lawyers involved to force them to run him for a full season, then this is his last season at Hyundai imo - even if he has a decent year.

There is no way he will sit out events voluntarily, why should he "accept" it? Because some fans think so?
If he performs this year, make no mistake Hyundai will want to keep him as he would be an asset. The contracts usually have performance clauses in them and I'm guessing Mikkelsen was able to argue that he would have met those had the car been reliable, if indeed he really has had to fight legally to retain his full season.

If the guy on twitter is right about the 6 events, I have to say I am a little surprised as Corsica and Spain are two of Dani's better events and he will do Finland, although was that the 1 event they offered Paddon? Maybe they can convince Loeb to add that one.

[mknight]

This guy on twitter says that Loeb's program is MC, Sweden, Corsica, Chile, Catalunya and Wales https://twitter.com/F_Gustavsson/sta...19640602570754

Hutunen in Finland, Sordo sits out Corsica and 4 cars in Spain or Mikkelsen out for that rally (depending on how he does on tarmac in Corsica/Germany).
That's my guess if this is true.

[Allez Andruet]

There is no way he will sit out events voluntarily, why should he "accept" it? Because some fans think so?

Because his team managers think so? Ok, we don't really know what's happening at Hyundai at the moment and is this even a relevant question regarding Mikkelsen, but generally speaking it usually isn't the best of ideas to go against your own team. The consequences of doing so probably reflect through the whole community, not only within the team in question.

[mknight]

This is no sunday club. All teams are very professional and both kick "loyal" drivers even when they have decent results (Paddon, Østberg, Haninen... Loeb right now) and hire drivers kicked by other teams even though they directly disobeyed their team (Meeke, Lappi).

[skarderud]

From a sporting point of wiew, Mikkelsen do the only right thing. Everyone knows that he can challenge neuville for a WDC if the stuff work properly.
If he have a bad season again, he's probably looking for an other team next year anyway.

What happens in Hyundai these days, we'll never now, but someone in the leaderboard whants some payback from the investments, thats for sure.

I really don't belive in neuville to be the right one to be the No.1 in the team, two years in the row he has litterally missed the open goal. One thing is if he hasn't bragged about in front, but when he says that he has 80% WDC in his pocket, and both times don't deliver, he litterally shit on his own legs.

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