Hayden Paddon

**deephouse** · 6th February 2020, 07:48

Originally Posted by GravelBen

Former fiancee I think not just girlfriend?

If I would be him I would certainly go to the Japan and talk to Subaru bosses.

**Co-driven** · 6th February 2020, 20:30

Originally Posted by rallyfiend

There is a lot of politics in that team.

I'm sure it's not helped that Paddon's former girlfriend is now married to the team PR manager, and there are questions and rumours as to the circumstances around that....

I've also heard those rumours before, and be it coincidence or not, his performance just went down after the "incident"...

**GravelBen** · 7th February 2020, 07:25

Originally Posted by Co-driven

I've also heard those rumours before, and be it coincidence or not, his performance just went down after the "incident"...

That was just one of the factors in his nightmare 2017 really. There was also the crash at Monte that killed a spectator (in a stupid place, but still not an easy thing to deal with and knocked his focus/confidence for a while), a few uncharacteristic mistakes and a car that had problems more often than not...

Then he was back to good form in 2018, but they dropped him anyway.

**AnttiL** · 7th February 2020, 08:05

Originally Posted by GravelBen

Then he was back to good form in 2018, but they dropped him anyway.

Good solid second-driver-form but not the rally-winning pace of 2016. Many believed him to be the dark horse of 2017, challenging Ogier for the title.

**Marcco** · 7th February 2020, 10:13

Originally Posted by AnttiL

Good solid second-driver-form but not the rally-winning pace of 2016. Many believed him to be the dark horse of 2017, challenging Ogier for the title.

It's a shame really, because I still believe he had/have rally winning pace. He was quick and consistent given his experience and quite clever with his approach. In other words, he was good "meat" for long-term success. But life is cruel

**steve.mandzij** · 7th February 2020, 22:42

Originally Posted by AnttiL

Good solid second-driver-form but not the rally-winning pace of 2016. Many believed him to be the dark horse of 2017, challenging Ogier for the title.

After his victory he never quite reached those same heights. Right after Argentina he crashed in the next two rallies and set fire to the Portuguese forests (that time that Tanak went off at the same place in the Dmacks fiesta).

**Zeakiwi2** · 10th February 2020, 10:54

Paddon with the body shell for the stard based - electric Hyundai Kona for nz experimental rallying.

https://www.themotorhood.com/themoto...jOBeRVz2dplkh8

**Zeakiwi2** · 2nd March 2020, 20:29

Vintage rally person's interview with Paddon, while their event was passing through Highlands Circuit.
Paddon's team readying car for NZ hill climb event etc, talks about limited seats in WRC etc.
12 mins.
https://www.facebook.com/EnduranceRa...8450269944576/