3/18/2023 0 Comments Wrc 8 too unforgiving![]() We have been able to demonstrate a similar pace to yesterday, although our road position has not been as favourable. It has been a good day, generally, and things have gone well. They worked very professionally to fix the car to allow us to restart today. Neuville said: ∿irst of all, I would like to thank the team for their fantastic work in repairing our #7 Hyundai i20 WRC following our roll yesterday. Twice on the podium in Mexico, Neuville and co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul pushed hard on the penultimate day to reclaim lost time and positions, showcasing his ability around Mexicos unforgiving stages and the performance potential of the Hyundai i20 WRC car. Thierry Neuville (#7 Hyundai i20 WRC) put the disappointment of Friday behind him with a series of strong performances in Saturdays stages. It was an unfortunate end to what had been a very positive day, but we are still 5th overall and we will look to consolidate this position on Sunday. I had one spare soft tyre with me but to cover almost 60km so I adopted a cautious approach. The team changed our gearbox over lunchtime service but in the first stage of the afternoon loop, we hit a stone which caused a puncture and lost us a lot of time. We were also able to set the fastest stage time in SS13 after a good run but we also experienced some gearbox issues which manifested themselves during the morning. We lost the brakes a bit at the end of the opening stage of the day but we still set the fourth time so it wasnt so bad. Our road position was good and I was pleased with the performance of the car. Sordo said: This morning, things went well and I was very happy. Nonetheless, Sordo and co-driver Marc Martí are still in the hunt for a top-five finish. The Spaniard experienced a gearbox problem which necessitated changing at lunchtime service but a front-left puncture in SS15 meant for a cautious approach to the final stages. Sordo (#8 Hyundai i20 WRC) set a positive pace on Saturdays morning loop with top-four times in all four stages, including a stage win in the 11.07km El Brinco stage. ![]() The team worked tremendously hard to ensure both Thierry Neuville and Hayden Paddon could join Sordo for Saturdays stages after both cars were forced to retire on Friday. ![]() Ma The Hyundai Motorsport team remain in contention for a top five finish in this weekends demanding Rally Mexico round three of the 2015 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) with Dani Sordo on the penultimate day.Īll three Hyundai i20 WRC cars are still in the running despite the driver crews facing different issues throughout Saturdays eight stages. Dani Sordo still in a top-five position overall as Rally Mexico moves into its final day after a mixed Saturday for the Spaniard that saw him take a stage win in SS13 ![]()
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