Hyundai WRT

[flat_right]

https://www.fia.com/news/wrc-k-rovan...-anywhere-else

Interestingly straight question

Q:
You feel confident that it is possible to turn this around. Some people are questioning whether you or Hyundai are continuing. Are you sure that Hyundai will continue in the WRC?
OT:
Hyundai is definitely going to continue, there is great support from Korea. For sure everybody wanted a lot, but let’s just say it needs some very straightforward changes in the general structure. We’re working on it, this year looks difficult but in long term it’s important for the sport as well we come back.

This quote is from Rally Estonia topic but I wanted to bring it here and add Ott's comments from Estonian Media.

Q: Rally Finland is already in a couple of weeks. Like always there will be a test. But what can you do more? What can you do with the info that you gathered from here?
OT: Well, there is a lot of info and we knew already from the beginning of the year that it will be difficult and we need to be more active and move forward. Let’s see, hopefully at some point the team will have a system and we can start moving. At the moment we have only collected information

Q: Jari-Matti Latvala said that he knows the formula what to do and there needs to be huge fundamental changes immediately. What do you think about his statement?
OT: Correct! However not with the car but other fundamental changes.

Q: But you also have to improve the car. You have said it yourself that there is no speed and things are not as they are supposed to be?
OT: The knowledge of how to improve the car is there, but it is simply not possible to implement it at the moment.

[WRCStan]

Prediction: Hyundai continue in 2023 and 2024 as contractually obliged to. They might choose to back one cheap driver but Neuville, Tanak, the mega-structure and a great deal of current personnel are offskis by the sounds of it. Solberg will continue in one of the two cars, with senior as team principal.

[mknight]

I don't have any inside knowledge, but it could turn out completely different as well.
Like completely changing team structure.

Also any fresh and decisive leadership that doesn't have Adamo's Solberg fanboy glasses is likely to charge Solbergs starts. He needs time to develop the ability to drive steady fast without a moment/crash or other drama every second stage. In last 1,5 years there hasn't been much development in that at all. Fixed program in same car in a championship with decent competition and without big pressure. Not half-season in still developing and unreliable car as a manu points scorer.

4th car in Rally1 might work, Rally2 Hyundai seems to be competetive now as well.

[skarderud]

Yoy can't run an operation as Hyundai WRC without serious leadership. What are they thinking?
Why is this a problem, i thougt Hyundai korea is a serious business, but looks not.
Maybe the problem is the asian way, if not the top dog tells the 2. top dog what to do, nothing happens?



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[WRCStan]

Also any fresh and decisive leadership that doesn't have Adamo's Solberg fanboy glasses is likely to charge Solbergs starts.

Isn't that the case already? Why would Monster be on the bonnet otherwise?

[mknight]

Well he wasn't driving any car in Sardinia (weird given he drove Portugal in Rally2) and Estonia+Finland combo was kind of certain no matter what. Both Ypres and Greece are much less clear.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Tanak shoots down rumours...

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/t...ion-/10339823/

But then we never know what can happen if success still eludes them.

[AnttiL]

Isn't that the case already? Why would Monster be on the bonnet otherwise?

No Monster stickers on the car this year (except his own funded Portugal WRC2 start)

[wyler]

Also any fresh and decisive leadership that doesn't have Adamo's Solberg fanboy glasses is likely to charge Solbergs starts.

I'm pretty sure Adamo is not that much of a fan neither of junior nor of senior Solberg...

[flat_right]

I'm pretty sure Adamo is not that much of a fan neither of junior nor of senior Solberg...

Why do you think so? I mean they got the opportunity during Adamo's tenure.