The Hyundai rally will emphasize to win in Italy Sardinia and “Accept the results” as the team aims to achieve its first win of the 2025 World Rally Championship campaign.
Korean marks came to Sardinia – a rally where it has lost only twice since 2016 – Under pressure to start Toyota’s 100% win For the year.
Hyundai Oat Tanak The head is still realistic in the last four phases of Sunday with a winning opportunity, 11.1S is sitting A brutal Saturday reduced the rally behind Toyota’s Sebastian Ogier 1 field majority,
The fight for victory has almost reflected the events of the previous year so far, where Tanak went behind the last day of 17 and later came to the top after 0.2S. The latter picked up a puncture in a dramatic final power phase of rally Sardinia 2024,
Hyundai’s Technical Director Francois-Xwear Demisson says his team has a clear plan for Sunday’s feet, which is unknown to the crew added to this year’s rally for the first time.
“We are still in the fight and he (OTT) lost 10.5s into a puncture (in stage nine) and he is still behind the Ogier only 11.1,” Damisson said.
“Surely, this is disappointing, but anything possible tomorrow. We were behind the Ogier last year from 17.1 and we won anything possible.
“I keep calling it, but we are in a situation where we are forced to push and we will accept the results.”
Tanak says that the attack for Sunday will be planned to maintain the rhythm shown through Saturday.
“I think we need to keep the same rhythm today.
Ahead of another last day performance
Sébastien Ogier, Toyota Gazu Racing Wrt
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Sebastian ogier The championship is hoping to push Tanak on Sunday instead of settling for points, and the eight -time world champion believes that he will need to reflect his expert balanced risk vs. reward approach.
“I think we had a good race management and as expected OTT is very difficult,” said Ogier.
“This is about managing the risk and I tried my best to do so. We lost a few seconds behind the Edrian (formox, which faced a puncture in stage 8 and rolled in stage 11), so let’s see if we can come back this time, I can ask (organizers).
“Tomorrow is very challenging stages, especially long and far from the power phase is easy.
The principal of the Toyota team, Zari-Mati Latwala, welcomed the Ogier’s ability to manage such challenging situations-but also hoping that his driver would be tested on Sunday.
“I must say that the sebastian is incredibly stronger in something, and in technical classes he is incredibly good and capable of managing situations,” said Latwala.
“You can see that he is not the most comfortable with very fast roads, but what he did in the previous stage was really luxurious. I told my engineers that I want me to be smart.
“There is still a possibility that something may happen and it is not easy to try to reduce those things. The first pass (through Sunday stages) will be very important and hopefully in the second time you may have a situation where you manage it a little.”
Formox told Roll that a bad dream ended on Saturday
Adrian Formox, Alexandre Korea, Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20N rally 1
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Adrian Formox Saturday is the best hope to challenge to win as Hyundai, before the Ogier Back 2.1S French day was taken into excellent fashion,
Formox lost about four minutes for a puncture in stage eight and ran away from the road in stage nine after being distracted by the dust in the car. In Stage 11, Formox was forced to retire from seventh after rolling its i20N.
“I confused two trees. A corner was tightening, but the braking was after a tree and I used to remember it and I had two trees and I put a brake on the next one. It was enough to widen and I hit a rock and it was enough. We had half the role (slow),” the formox said.
It is not clear whether the car is capable of repairing to join the rally on Sunday on Sunday.
“I think, but you never know (harm the car) until we have proper inspection.”
Hyundai WRC Sardinia to push to win and “Accept the results”
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