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january 24, 2018 - Hyundai
Hyundai Motorsport WRC Preview: Rallye Monte-Carlo
- Hyundai Motorsport aims for a fast start to the 2018 FIA World #Rally Championship (WRC) with its sights set on a maiden Monte-Carlo victory
- Three #Hyundai #i20coupeWRC cars will join the intense fight for glory between WRC’s manufacturers at the season-opener
- Competing under the #Hyundai Shell Mobis World #Rally Team banner, the squad aims to build on its second place in the 2017 championship for its fifth year of #WRC competition.
The 2018 FIA World #Rally Championship (WRC) gets underway next weekend with the season-opening Rallye Monte-Carlo, the first of 13 events on this year’s #WRC calendar.
Hyundai Motorsport has outlined clear ambitions to compete for both drivers’ and manufacturers’ championship titles this year, having mounted a strong challenge throughout 2017. Yet, with rivals M-Sport, Toyota and Citroën all gunning for glory, another fierce battle among the manufacturers is on the cards.
The team’s 2018 challenger - an upgraded specification of its multiple Rally-winning #Hyundai #i20coupeWRC - made its public debut alongside all #WRC machinery at the official season launch in Birmingham, UK last week.
Competing under the #Hyundai Shell Mobis World #Rally Team banner for 2018, a trio of crews will represent #Hyundai Motorsport at Rallye Monte-Carlo. #andreasmikkelsen and #andersjager will tackle the 17-stage #Rally in the #4 car, #thierryneuville and #NicolasGilsoul will aim for victory in the #5, while #DaniSordo and #carlosdelbarrio will run the #6.
Neuville memorably led at Monte-Carlo twelve months ago, putting in an eye-catching performance until a premature retirement on the penultimate afternoon. The Belgian went on to dominate the Power Stage to take the maximum five points as consolation.
The 2018-specification #Hyundai #i20coupeWRC has undertaken a thorough development programme over the winter. Three days of testing were held north of Nice, France in mid-December, followed by a three days closer to Gap in the New Year.
The team then travelled to Spain for a solitary day of evaluation in a range of conditions. All three crews competing in Monte Carlo had the chance to get acquainted with the car on dry and wet tarmac, as well as on snow and ice. It proved a useful opportunity to replicate the various scenarios that might occur on the Monte stages.
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