Hyundai WRT

**WRCStan** · 22nd September 2022, 19:08

Originally Posted by pantealex

I'm surprised how many here wants to see Team orders ...

I'm surprised how many see team orders. It was standard rally management to hold positions 1-2-3, not an injustice to Tanak to 'hold second position'.

“It was clearly from the president himself, to stop pushing Thierry and hold the positions,” Tänak told DirtFish.

I'm also surprised how long this conversation is kept up, so I'm doing my bit.

**er88** · 28th September 2022, 12:48

Moncet ideally wants a 3rd and 4th car next season so Solberg can run for the whole of next season (which would make sense). But its obviously up to Korea and budgets. - from the new Dirtfish pre event interviews.

**WRCStan** · 28th September 2022, 13:22

Originally Posted by er88

Moncet ideally wants a 3rd and 4th car next season so Solberg can run for the whole of next season (which would make sense).

They're counting on him destroying one then? Interesting language.

**EstWRC** · 28th September 2022, 13:45

Originally Posted by er88

Moncet ideally wants a 3rd and 4th car next season so Solberg can run for the whole of next season (which would make sense). But its obviously up to Korea and budgets. - from the new Dirtfish pre event interviews.

Moncet answer about next year was really interesting. “We will announce it when it should be completely definitive ”

David Evans caught him right away with this and said you have nothing to announce if you have contracts already and then answers that anything is possible

**er88** · 28th September 2022, 15:19

Originally Posted by WRCStan

They're counting on him destroying one then? Interesting language.

Think he was meaning in ideal world, Solberg can run a full season (mostly without pressure of manufacturer pts in a 4th car), and the 3rd car be used giving Sordo a few more events

**er88** · 28th September 2022, 15:21

Originally Posted by EstWRC

Moncet answer about next year was really interesting. “We will announce it when it should be completely definitive ”

David Evans caught him right away with this and said you have nothing to announce if you have contracts already and then answers that anything is possible

Yep. This is also the 2nd or 3rd time now he has talked about how contracts can be broken/paid off/ mutually terminated when it's been put to him his two main drivers are under contract

**sinepikohv** · 5th October 2022, 07:53

http://https://www.auto-motor-und-sp...ne-zulieferer/

Remember what happened when Toyota went to F1? WRC needs to improve a lot on its use of electrical power to remain attractive to manufacturers. F1 is doing that.

**rallyfiend** · 5th October 2022, 09:33

F1 is sticking with Hybrid for the future.

This is probably just a very sloppy approach to putting leverage on Honda.....

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 5th October 2022, 11:07

Tanak confirmed himself that any team orders would've been futile...

"They were strong, Kalle was strong"

"I don’t think they really gave us a chance.

"We thought we were fighting back a little bit in the middle of the season, but actually they had it under control.

"I don’t think we were really close to them.

"At the end, they have beaten everybody fair and square, no question at all."