Hyundai WRT

[seb_sh]

Hehe Cyril is definitely a character, love him or hate him i think his appointment is good for Hyundai and even WRC itself. Also I believe that in that role lack of WRC experience is not that critical, he would be primarily a man manager anyway, if he can put the right team together they can bring the experience.

[TypeR]

Guy with zero rally experience put to team principal spot basically one month before new season starts doesn't sound too promising, but let's see.

(and maybe he was Neuville's preference as being French.. dnno)

[flat_right]

I think he`s referring to the switching to circuit part...

Can you explain more - I don't know if I have missed any news but how is Tänak's departure from Hyundai related to Abiteboul and circuits? Or you mean that they wanted to hire someone from who has a circuit background?

[wyler]

Can you explain more - I don't know if I have missed any news but how is Tänak's departure from Hyundai related to Abiteboul and circuits? Or you mean that they wanted to hire someone from who has a circuit background?

it's just speculation. meaning is: Tanak suspected Hiunday to retire from wrc to go to track stuff, and left.

[AMSS]

it's just speculation. meaning is: Tanak suspected Hiunday to retire from wrc to go to track stuff, and left.

that`s the speculation yes, and pure speculation nothing else!!

[seb_sh]

Hyundai is already on the circuits with TCR and ETCR :P Only place they could go is WEC/IMSA but they decided against it, there are no rumors of that at the moment.

EDIT: nevermind here are the rumors: https://the-race.com/formula-1/could...-to-formula-1/

[Kenneth]

Yup it's speculated for some time that Hyundai is looking to join F1.

But I don't see it as very realistic thing. Looking into 2026, there is only two "independent" teams that could be sold - HAAS and Williams, and maybe AT.

Imo the first two teams won't be sold anytime soon, as Gene Haas declined to sell the team few times already, and Williams are in hands of investment fund. But Haas is probably down to partnership on similar level as Mclaren - Mercedes or Lotus - Renault in the past.

Still, we know for sure that Porsche and Honda wants to join F1, as well as Andretti. There are also speculations about Hyundai and even about Ford (which is imo more like fans' wish). That's 4 teams to 1, maybe 2 slots.

And it would take a looot of money and lobbing for completely new team to join.

[EstWRC]

“New” livery

[Eli]

“New” livery

Personally preferred last year’s and that nose is pretty ugly.

[rallyfiend]

Christ alive, all that money and they can't employ a designer to change anything from year to year...