Rally-eMag February 2014 / News
This month’s wrap up
A new cub starts to roar
Hyundai to start second team
The Korean Manufacturer is taking things more
and more seriously. “In order to obtain the maximum amount of data in competition circumstances,” said teamboss Nandan. “We decided to start
a second team, This N team will start in Portugal
with Dani Sordo at the wheel. In the regular Hyundai Shell World Rallyteam we find lead driver
Thierry Neuville and Juho Hänninen.
Sainz changes seats
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After spending some time in the Volkswagen
team, the Spaniard followed his heart and will
change the executive office seat for the bucket
seat of a racing machine again. Next January the
five times Dakar winner and double World Rally
Champion will be part of the Peugeot team that
will compete in Le Dakar.
Image: Hyundai Motorsport
Image: Peugeot Sport
Just two weeks ago Paolo Andreucci took
the new Peugeot 208T16 to a podium
finish on its debut. The next stop for the
car was the third round of the European
Rally Championship, the Acropolis Rally
in Greece and their they achieved the first
win on their ERC debut.
and is feeling confident ahead of this new
challenge. “I’ve done quite a lot of driving
in the 208T16 already. I know what it’s capable of and I‘m very happy to be to be
the person who picks up its first victory.”
Especially since the Acropolis is a true
car-wrecker, it hasn’t been easy to give
The official Peugeot Rally Academy team the car its first ERC win.
fielded two 208T16’s for Peugeot factory
driver Craig Breen and new addition to the Abbring earned his spot in the team by
team, Dutchman Kevin Abbring.
winning the French 208 Rally Cup last
year. In Greece he initially led the rally but
Breen already had a lot of mileage under had to retire with a broken radiator. In our
his belt in the new car albeit all in tests next issue you‘ll read all about.