The South Korean marque needs to understand the future direction of the WRC before it can commit its long-term future to the championship
Hyundai can salvage a “fraction” of its plans for its cancelled 2025 World Rally Championship car but is not yet in a position to commit to a long-term WRC future. The South Korean marque’s future in the championship was uncertain when the FIA announced a proposal in February that included plans to make changes to the Rally1 and Rally2 technical rules for next year.
“There are a number of things and individual contracts and projects that are in the process of being implemented now we have clarity on the future. “Some of it a small fraction of that . It was the line we had drawn in the sand that was going to afford us the opportunity that we needed in order to commit .” As for Hyundai’s long-term future in the WRC, Abiteboul says the car maker needs to understand the future direction of the WRC beyond 2026 to make a business case.
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