Neuville and Evans to learn Hankook tires at Sierra Morena

Since the start of the season, three very specific rounds have been contested in Monte Carlo, Sweden and Safari. Each time, one of the central issues for the crews has been adapting to the tires and their behavior on the terrain. The 4^e The 2025 event will offer yet another challenge with a ribbon of tarmac running through the hills of the island of Gran Canaria off the coast of Morocco in the Atlantic Ocean.

For the occasion, Hankook, the sole manufacturer of WRC will be offering a new asphalt tire designed to withstand the rough Spanish roads. On site, one of the keys to success in this competition will be knowing how to use South Korean products. Since testing is limited by regulations, Toyota et Hyundai have chosen to enter a car at the start of the Rally Sierra Morena (April 3-6). This 42^e The edition, which will take place in the Cordoba region in the south of the country, will definitely not lack interest since it will also represent the first round of the 2025 European Championship. It will also be the 2^e meeting of the Spain Superchampionship, the Spanish competition of the specialty.

To collect information, Hyundai will send Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe, while Toyota will field current leaders Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. The Belgian and Welshman will have 209,96 km of timed testing spread over 13 stages to get an idea of ​​the tyres' performance.