Crew rotation key to Hyundai title

With five crews used throughout the year, Hyundai Motorsport has played down all the possible cards with a view to a world crown, the priority objective ofAndrew Adam at the start of the 2019 campaign.

The director of Hyundai Motorsport has never hidden that he will do everything to achieve this goal, even if it means changing the nominated crews one way or another. rally on the other. A strategy that ultimately pays off for the brand, finally sacred.

Thierry Neuville – Nicolas Gilsoul, Dani Sordo – Carlos del Barrio, Sébastien Loeb – Daniel Elena, Andreas Mikkelsen – Anders Jäger thus made their contribution to the building. “Throughout the season WRC, we rarely have the opportunity to take stock of our accomplishments, admits Adamo.

It is therefore good to share the Manufacturers title with those who participated and the Alzenau team. The decision to rotate crews turned out to be the right one and I am grateful to them for understanding and accepting that, even when it wasn't always easy. »

In addition to its rallying success, Hyundai Motorsport, via the BRC Hyundai entity and Norbert Michelisz, was able to win the WTCR in the Drivers' standings, following a tense final in Malaysia.

“We are starting to show that Hyundai is a real force in motorsport, continues Adamo. We added a historic WRC title to our WTCR accolades from last season, and showed that we are all team players united by a clear goal: to deliver results for Hyundai. »

With the arrival ofOtt Tänak, defending champion among the Drivers, we can now imagine that taking a driver to the world crown now appears to be a major objective for Alzenau.