Loeb at Rally Ciudad de Granada, Neuville at Rallylegend

Winner in 2018 of Rally of Catalonia with Citroën Racing, Sébastien Loeb had thus brought his victory total to WRC à 79, renforçant encore un peu plus son statut de légende de la discipline. Passé dans le clan Hyundai à l’inter-saison pour un programme partiel, l’Alsacien retrouvera le terrain de ses exploits en octobre prochain, avec la ferme intention de viser les premiers rôles.

For this, Hyundai Motorsport will offer optimal preparation to the Frenchman, in the form of participation in the Rally Ciudad de Granada (October 18-19), a gravel round in Spain just before the Catalan meeting. Almost at the same time, Thierry Neuville will be dispatched to the famous Rallylegend event in Italy, still with the Hyundai i20 WRC.

Hyundai Motorsport's stated goal is still to aim for the Manufacturers' crown, which has eluded the Koreans since their return to the World Cup, with Neuville being relatively far behind in the race for the Drivers' crown.

“Participating in Rallylegend and Rally Ciudad de Granada in October will allow us to be as prepared as possible for the final stages of the WRC season, comments Andrea Adamo, boss of the Motorsport division of the Asian firm.

We are doing everything we can to fully prepare for the challenges we will face against our competitors in the remaining rallies. The whole team is doing an outstanding job of including these events alongside our WRC commitments, and I thank them for that.

We have worked hard to make our car more competitive this year in an extremely close battle. The gap has been closed, but we now need to redouble our efforts as we approach the season finale. »