Hyundai WRT

**AnttiL** · 28th August 2020, 15:31

Has he really fallen out of favour?

If this plan keeps to the end of the season, Sordo and Loeb will do two rallies, while Breen will do three. Loeb personally declined from Sweden and it's well known that Sordo is not interested in driving in fast rallies (Sweden, Estonia). Like we discussed earlier, the seat for Ypres could have been for any of those three but Breen is the previous winner of the event...

**er88** · 28th August 2020, 15:43

As I said, if the driver championship is seriously open for Neuville/ Tanak, Hyundai will bring Sordo to Ypres as well. They might need all the help they can get

**the sniper** · 28th August 2020, 15:51

Originally Posted by mknight

One has to wonder whether it's just some contract deals or whether Sordo has fallen out of favor for some reason?

What's the point in having Breen on the books if you're not grooming him for a future full time seat? Both Loeb and Sordo have been around a long time, neither want to do anywhere near a full season anymore, surely neither will go on for many more years. If the tide turned back towards having full season, fully fixed driver lineups, those two would be out of the game. Might as well put Breen in the car or let him go. This season is an anomaly anyway, though admittedly the title is title.

**mknight** · 4th September 2020, 13:39

Originally Posted by AnttiL

Has he really fallen out of favour?

If this plan keeps to the end of the season, Sordo and Loeb will do two rallies, while Breen will do three. Loeb personally declined from Sweden and it's well known that Sordo is not interested in driving in fast
rallies (Sweden, Estonia). Like we discussed earlier, the seat for Ypres could have been for any of those three but Breen is the previous winner of the event...

Well that's why there is a question mark.

He was dropped from two rallies where he was one of the clearly best choices (Turkey and Ypres). While Hyundai is behind in the points and none of the other 2 is more stable in Hyundai on these rallies than Sordo. This raises the question in the first place.

Originally Posted by er88

As I said, if the driver championship is seriously open for Neuville/ Tanak, Hyundai will bring Sordo to Ypres as well. They might need all the help they can get

Yes that is possible, but that wont help in manu champ as he cant enter in 2nd team for manu points since he started in first team before.

Originally Posted by the sniper

What's the point in having Breen on the books if you're not grooming him for a future full time seat? Both Loeb and Sordo have been around a long time, neither want to do anywhere near a full season anymore, surely neither will go on for many more years. If the tide turned back towards having full season, fully fixed driver lineups, those two would be out of the game. Might as well put Breen in the car or let him go. This season is an anomaly anyway, though admittedly the title is title.

Breen is not in a "grooming" position at this time. I am sure you remember he "replaced" a guy which ended 2nd in his last rally in the car; a guy that had 3 podiums and 4th place in the championship in the last season ....and now for Ypres a 9 times WC and tarmac ace (not with Hyundai though) and a guy which won a rally with the car just last year and has multiple recent podiums in it.
2x 7th place with zero manu points and a crash from last manu spot is not something that is worth replacing any of those.

As for "grooming" they now have Loubet starting on most rallies, with Huttunen still a possibility even after they semi-kicked him out.

**EstWRC** · 4th September 2020, 20:16

Hyundai Motorsport driver Craig Breen says he can see and feel Ott Tänak’s influence on the i20 Coupe WRC as he readies himself for this week’s Rally Estonia.

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/breen...ais-i20-clear/

**skarderud** · 5th September 2020, 12:21

Interesting to see the Hyundai now, its obvious big differences from last year.

Maybe even Paddon and Mikkelsen could get it work.

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**AnttiL** · 5th September 2020, 12:57

Originally Posted by skarderud

Maybe even Paddon and Mikkelsen could get it work.

It always worked for them on gravel.

**EstWRC** · 7th December 2020, 07:14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOKp6bL24os

**meh** · 9th December 2020, 13:43

Next year line-up announced: https://twitter.com/HMSGOfficial/sta...72985760063491

@DaniSordo and @Craig_Breen will share a third Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC during the season.
@OttTanak and @thierryneuville will contest all rounds of the 2021 season!

https://motorsport.hyundai.com/wrc-c...rmed-for-2021/