Neuville wants more Hyundai WRC seat time to prepare for Latvia, Finland
World Rally Championship points leader Thierry Neuville is keen for a national rally outing or extra seat time to help prepare for upcoming fast gravel rallies in Latvia and Finland. Neuville revealed his desire for more time behind the wheel of his Rally1 i20 N after his points lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans decreased from […]
Hyundai call to retire Tanak in Rally Poland was a “mistake”
World Rally Championship points leader Thierry Neuville believes it was a mistake for Hyundai to retire Ott Tanak’s car after stage 12 at Rally Poland. Hyundai elected to retire Tanak’s i20 N after Saturday morning’s loop to prepare to challenge for the 12 points on offer on Super Sunday. The decision came with Tanak already […]
Rally leader Tanak crashes out, Mikkelsen leads from debutant Sesks
Tanak had been tipped among the favourites to win on Poland’s high-speed gravel roads, but his victory hopes came to a sudden halt on stage two [Stanczyki, 29.40km]. The Hyundai driver had started Friday with a one second lead over team-mate Thierry Neuville after winning Thursday night’s super special. However, Tanak was forced to pull […]
Hyundai able to save part of 2025 WRC car plan after FIA U-turn
Hyundai can salvage a “fraction” of its plans for its cancelled 2025 World Rally Championship car but is not yet in a position to commit to a long-term WRC future. The South Korean marque’s future in the championship was uncertain when the FIA announced a proposal in February that included plans to make changes to […]
Sordo’s WRC future unknown after Sardinia podium
The 41-year-old capped his 191st WRC start by coming through to finish third behind Hyundai team-mate Ott Tanak and Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier, as the top two were separated by just by 0.2s. Sardinia was Sordo’s second start of the season driving Hyundai’s third i20 N following an outing in Portugal where he finished fifth. These […]
Hyundai explains Tanak’s “be safe, not push it” WRC Sardinia call
Tanak was embroiled in an intense fight for the rally lead with Toyota’s Ogier across Saturday’s rough gravel stages. The 2019 world champion trailed Ogier by 4.5s heading into Saturday’s stages, but emerged with a 3.5s lead after the morning loop. Ogier picked up a puncture in the day’s opening stage, which allowed Tanak to […]
Inside Hyundai’s rally-meets-Nurburgring challenge
‘Three left minus, long, bumpy’, may resemble an ordinary rally pacenote. But this is how a World Rally Championship driver sees one of motorsport’s most famous corners – the Karussell at the Nurburgring Nordschleife. Yes, you have read that correctly. You could be forgiven to question ‘what kind of fever dream am I about to […]
Hyundai’s plan to help Tanak unlock potential from WRC car
Tanak has struggled to adjust to the i20 N Rally1 following his return to the Korean manufacturer this season but showed signs he’s made a stride forward by challenging for victory in Portugal earlier this month. Tanak was able to find a way to drive around his set-up struggles on Portugal’s gravel roads to finish […]
WRC’s 2025 rule change will create “pretty crap” car
Abiteboul made the claims after his Hyundai team conducted computer simulations of the 2025 rules to see how removing hybrid, and modifications and air restrictor. will affect the current Rally1 car. This comes after Toyota tested a physical GR Yaris, which featured a modified rear wing, that driver Elfyn Evans described as “not so exciting”. […]