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Thierry Neuville: “I think I will be better” in Finland
Thierry Neuville finished the 2022 Rally Estonia in 4th place. © DPPI
Although he has never been on the podium in a round of the World Rally Championship (WRC) from Croatia last April, Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) figure toujours au rang de poursuivant direct du leader Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) before Rally from Finland (August 4-7).
The Belgian driver, although he finished the previous event in Estonia just off the podium, was able to draw positive lessons from it in view of the fast-paced Finnish event.
#WRC Drivers' Standings
After Round 7 🇪🇪1. Rovanperä – 175 pts
2. #Neuville - 92 pts
3. Evans – 79 pts
4. Thank you - 77 pts
5. Katsuta – 73 pts
6. Breen - 60 pts
7. Loeb - 35 pts
8. Ogier - 34 pts
9. Sordo – 34 pts
10. Greensmith – 28 pts #HMSGOfficial pic.twitter.com/AjUFKoD5Gx— Thierry Neuville (@thierryneuville) July 17, 2022
“We worked a lot with the car in Estonia, he told WRC.com. We tried things on the car, changing the suspension, making it softer and then stiffer to discover some interesting behavior. Finland is a rally that I enjoy and I think I will be better there. We had the chance to test and gain confidence for a better setup with the car and I think it will be good for us”, he added.
En Finlande, Thierry Neuville avait inscrit une deuxième place avec la Ford Fiesta privée du team M-Sport en 2013, mais aucune victoire sur le pays aux 1 000 lacs. “If we have a fast car, we can bring good results there, He continues. If the car is not reliable enough, it will be difficult. »
The five-time vice-world rally champion also recognizes that the Hyundai Motorsport team took the wrong path regarding the priority in the development work of the i20 hybrid.“In Estonia the reliability was 100% and all three cars arrived at the finish line without any real problems, but the performance just wasn't there. Reliability should have been the first objective at the start of the season and unfortunately this was not the case. Estonia was our first event without problems, but it was also the first event where I was not fighting for the podium or for victory. »
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