Quote Originally Posted by deephouse View Post
He was caught in a Seb era. Just like Latvala and Hirvonen previously. These too was just unbeatable at the time. And he was still developing, I think... But right now he is still ONLY one that can actually finish the rally. Sordo is quite reliable and should be still beside... But soon the time will come when all those older ones will need to step away, even Ogier and make way for younger ones... I'm more and more convinced, that this type of cars does suit better to younger ones on their debuts.
He was the No.1 driver in Hyundai for 11 years. All the team has been working for him for more than a decade. The success is a team work and he was the leading person in the team for all the time. Definitely he must have had a lot of influence on the car design as well.