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- Hammerhead Garage
Eh, it's a bit too derivative for me. McRae used to do it to compose himself, to get his heartbeat under control and clear his mind.
When are Toyota going to get rid of Hanninen do we think?
Every contract will have a termination clause.
Toyota are with no doubt doomed to finnish last in the manufacturer race.
Isn't Sordo 4th in the championship? He hasn't been brilliant, but he's been consistent.Well when you have a car DNF every rally then yeah. But get someone else in there to score points, you never know. Paddon and Sordo haven't looked good. So they could very easily overtake them.
Andreas Mikkelsen will test an i20 Coupe next week and could drive for them in Portugal (though whether he'd be driving a fourth car or replacing an existing driver seems unclear):
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129050/mikkelsen-closing-on-wrc-return-with-hyundai
Mikkelsen was being lined up to replace Hänninen until this deal came up; speculation suggests Hyundai could be looking at running four cars in 2018.
I think they'd be hard-pressed to find better drivers. Neuville might be inconsistent and prone to errors, but he's quick - and it's often bern said that it's easier to teach a quick driver to be consistent than it is to teach a consistent driver to be quick. Paddon is struggling a bit at the moment, but that's largely because he has never driven a car with an electronic centre differential before, and he has limited experience on snow and tarmac; nevertheless, he is very highly-rated - there's a reason why he carries #4, making him the team's de facto lead driver. And while Sordo probably won't be World Champion, he's good at banking points.with a better driver lineup Hyundai could be dominating
Hyundai confirm that if Mikkelsen drive for them this year, it will be in a fourth i20 Coupe rather than a 2016-specification car:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129167/rivals-fear-hyundai-could-dominate-like-vw
Mikkelsen is still talking to Toyota about a drive this year and in to 2018.
No, the rules prevent that from happening. Mikkelsen would be entered separately and unable to score manufacturer points. If Hyundai wanted to nominate him to score, then either Neuville, Paddon or Sordo would have to become ineligible.Hyundai would go back to entering two teams like in previous seasons and have all drivers scoring points.
No, the rules prevent that from happening. Mikkelsen would be entered separately and unable to score manufacturer points. If Hyundai wanted to nominate him to score, then either Neuville, Paddon or Sordo would have to become ineligible.
The regulations changed with the introduction of the 2017 cars. Only manufacturers are allowed to enter 2017 cars, and the FIA wanted to crack down on manufacturers entering multiple teams to get additional testing days. Now the rules say that a manufacturer can only enter three cars as a manufacturer team, with the best two results scoring points.What rule stops them entering Hyundai Motorsport and Hyundai Motorsport II? VW and Hyundai both did it last year with both teams scoring manufacturers and drivers points.
The regulations changed with the introduction of the 2017 cars. Only manufacturers are allowed to enter 2017 cars, and the FIA wanted to crack down on manufacturers entering multiple teams to get additional testing days. Now the rules say that a manufacturer can only enter three cars as a manufacturer team, with the best two results scoring points.
No, that's because of the FIA's rules on who can drive the cars. Given that they're so much faster, the FIA didn't want just anyone to be able to drive them. So they made a rule to say that only manufacturers can enter 2017 cars. That's why Mads Østberg is officially in an M-Sport WRT entry rather than a OneBet Jipocar entry. After all, if M-Sport were able to enter multiple teams and score manufacturer points, don't you think they would have entered Østberg - and maybe even Mikkelsen - to score points?It's how M-Sport get away with entering privateers in the 2017 car, they enter them under the manufacturer name but not for points in the teams or drivers championship.
No, that's because of the FIA's rules on who can drive the cars. Given that they're so much faster, the FIA didn't want just anyone to be able to drive them. So they made a rule to say that only manufacturers can enter 2017 cars.
That's why Mads Østberg is officially in an M-Sport WRT entry rather than a OneBet Jipocar entry.
After all, if M-Sport were able to enter multiple teams and score manufacturer points, don't you think they would have entered Østberg - and maybe even Mikkelsen - to score points?