Hyundai has announced that Oat Tanak Now this year the producers will not score points for the team, which is ready to promote its World Rally Championship title expectations.
Tanak’s title bid Earlier this month gave a blow in Chile When he led the rally, he faced the engine failure. After fitting a spare engine, Tanak reported that it was also on power and overheating, revealing that the unit developed a problem when previously used in February Rally Sweden,
Under the WRC Sports Rules, the manufacturer entries are allocated two engines in the name of the car only to complete the season. Another engine brought in the pool will come at the cost of a five -minute fine taken in the next rally.
As the engine is allocated for chassis names instead of drivers, Hyundai had the option to rotate its drivers through its three cars, which could have given Tanak an opportunity to use a fresher engine. This would mean that a driver would have imposed a five -minute fine.
However, Hyundai has taken only a different view that only nominates Thierry neurville And Adrian Formox Scorer points for the last three rallies starting with next month as a manufacturer Central european rally Before visiting Japan and Saudi Arabia. Hyundai is already 125 points behind rivals Toyota in the rank of constructors.
Oat Tanak, Martin Jarveja, Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20N rally 1
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Read in a statement by Hyundai,
“This strategic decision allows Oat Tanak and Martin jarveja The manufacturer is ensuring that Tanak and Jarveja are in the strongest possible position to continue their fight for the title of drivers and co-operators to compete without enrollment and taking full advantage of the sports regulations. ,
It seems that this call means that the rules of sports about engines will no longer apply to Tanak, which are not considered a manufacturer entry. In theory, he can take an additional engine without imposing a fine in CER.
Tanak is Hyundai’s best chance to win a title this year, although the 2019 World Champion Championship Leader is 43 points behind Toyota. Sebastian Ogier,
