The Hyundai Shell World Rally Team achieved a great result in only its ninth participation in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) series, when its two drivers, Thierry Neuville and Dani Sordo , finished first and second respectively in the German Rally. second place. The team, which has its headquarters in Alzenau , Germany, has been operating for only a year and a half.
After Thursday's accident, Thierry Neuville's prospects were not very optimistic. However, the team's mechanics performed exceptionally well and managed to prepare the car for Friday's special stages. From that moment on, the Belgian and his co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul basically made no mistakes and gradually improved their standings. The withdrawal of the two leading cars eventually opened the way for them to take their first victory in the WRC series. As the second fastest in the last stage, they also got two extra points. " I am happy for the entire Hyundai Shell World team. Everyone put in a fantastic performance this weekend, first and second place in the home rally is just amazing. I am happy to be able to celebrate my first ever victory in the WRC series with them. Especially the way they managed to prepare the car after our accident on Thursday deserves a lot of thanks and admiration. The conditions were very difficult, " Neuville said.
Dani Sordo and co-driver Marc Martí won in Germany last year. The Spaniard returned to his usual pace very quickly, even though he had a longer break, as he started for the last time in May's rally in Argentina . He lost slightly in the Saturday section, but a faultless drive on Sunday and the withdrawal of the leading crews secured him second place overall behind his team-mate. " It's a great result for the whole team. It was a very tough rally and I have to say that the team has come a long way since my last participation in the competition and I hope this result will help us to continue to develop and learn, " commented Sordo.
Team boss Michel Nandan said: “ It's a bit like a dream. We would never have imagined that in only our ninth participation in the WRC series we would be celebrating first and second place. I want to say a big thank you to the whole team who performed really well this weekend and managed to overcome all the obstacles. It is clear that the unfortunate withdrawal of the leading riders helped us to the result. However, it is still true that we want to use this year to gain as much experience as possible and we do not want to get carried away by this result. Our goal is to constantly improve and improve, and I think we are succeeding in fulfilling it. "
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Source: Hyundai
