Hyundai WRT

[GravelBen]

My take on this is that both Neuville and Mikkelsen don’t get on with Hayden, not because he’s a bad bloke but Hayden does better than Mikkelsen and Neuville wants to protect Mikkelsen as they are friends so I believe Neuville may have a veto in the process. If so, he will never get a drive there.

I've gotten the impression at times that Neuville felt threatened by Paddon's speed. And when Neuville feels insecure he tends to over-drive and make mistakes. So that may well be part of the issue.

To not even consider Paddon for an event like Finland where he has often been the fastest Hyundai driver and has a good track record, and instead gamble on someone totally new to the team and unfamiliar with the car... it suggests that someone high up in the team really doesn't want him there no matter how good he is.

[Grundo Farb]

I've gotten the impression at times that Neuville felt threatened by Paddon's speed. And when Neuville feels insecure he tends to over-drive and make mistakes. So that may well be part of the issue.

To not even consider Paddon for an event like Finland where he has often been the fastest Hyundai driver and has a good track record, and instead gamble on someone totally new to the team and unfamiliar with the car... it suggests that someone high up in the team really doesn't want him there no matter how good he is.

Yes. Totally agree, I really think neuville is being protected and I think Hayden’s chance with them really has gone

[cossie123]

Every time i seen Haydon Paddon drive in the wrc his car was damaged...too many accidents and poor times leads to losing your seat...

11 years in wrc and wins a single rally...

Dont really think Paddon has much to shout about.

[cali]

Every time i seen Haydon Paddon drive in the wrc his car was damaged...too many accidents and poor times leads to losing your seat...

Then you have not seen a lot of WRC

[mknight]

Every time i seen Haydon Paddon drive in the wrc his car was damaged...too many accidents and poor times leads to losing your seat...

In this situation this is unfair. While he was slowest Hyundai for most of 2018 he had one rally where he clearly was the fastest of them all....Finland.

So when a different driver that never drove the car and is not an established rally winner gets a single start in Finland instead of him, it is normal that people (including me) find it strange.

[deephouse]

What potential drivers next year? Will they hire 3 more guys for each rally one. The problem is not in drivers and their rotation. It's the car they need to work at. Fire the useless engineers and a few key people and hire some who have been in WRC for a long time. They are running out of time. When Toyota will resolve their issues they will be unstopabble with Tanak on it. And then they won't have a chance of a single title.

[RS]

Breen seems like a sensible choice. He is match-fit and has done well in Finland in the past.

But what’s the deal with Huttunen? Is he in or out with Hyundai? I thought he had been driving some events in a Hyundai World Rally Car and I see he is in Poland this weekend with an i20 R5.

[AL14]

But what’s the deal with Huttunen? Is he in or out with Hyundai? I thought he had been driving some events in a Hyundai World Rally Car and I see he is in Poland this weekend with an i20 R5.

That is what I was wondering too.
It's a pity they're giving space to every driver possibile but not considering a future promise. I get that they're going all in for this year manufacturers at least but they are completing messing their longterm involvement

[AnttiL]

I repeat again - with Huttunen remaining a guest driver they get more testing days for the whole team

[AL14]

I repeat again - with Huttunen remaining a guest driver they get more testing days for the whole team

That's a quite sad reason