WRC News Abiteboul’s reaction to Suninen’s retirement Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul has shared his reaction to Teemu Suninen’s penultimate stage crash on Rally Chile with DirtFish. Suninen was in second place… Read more by Ida Wood October 1, 2023 3 min
WRC News Hyundai unlikely to ask Suninen to yield second to Neuville Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul has told DirtFish he is unlikely to ask Teemu Suninen to give up his second position on Rally Chile to… Read more by Luke Barry September 30, 2023 3 min
WRC Features Why Hyundai’s Acropolis defeat was so painful There are few characters more tenacious in the World Rally Championship than Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville. But midway through last weekend’s Acropolis Rally Greece, the… Read more by Luke Barry September 14, 2023 3 min
WRC Features Will Abiteboul’s Acropolis dream come true? Nightmares weren’t exactly uncommon at Hyundai early last year. Sleeping’s become a considerably less troublesome prospect since then. And now team principal Cyril Abiteboul has… Read more by David Evans September 6, 2023
WRC News Hyundai still not as fast as Toyota – Abiteboul Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul feels Toyota’s GR Yaris Rally1 is still a faster car than Hyundai’s i20 N Rally1 after last week’s Rally Finland…. Read more by Luke Barry August 9, 2023 3 min
WRC News Sordo part of Hyundai’s plans – maybe not as a driver Hyundai Motorsport team principal Cyril Abiteboul is keen for Dani Sordo to remain part of the team next season – but there’s no guarantee that… Read more by Luke Barry July 26, 2023 2 min
WRC News Hyundai has a hybrid weakness – Abiteboul Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul says the installation of the hybrid unit is a weakness of the i20 N Rally1, which is in part why… Read more by Luke Barry July 21, 2023 2 min
WRC News Abiteboul suggests WRC regulations need modernizing Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul has told DirtFish he is fully accepting of Thierry Neuville’s exclusion from the recent Safari Rally Kenya, but feels the… Read more by Luke Barry July 20, 2023 3 min
WRC News Hyundai needs to feel Demaison’s impact by Estonia Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul wants the team to feel the impact of its new technical director, François-Xavier Demaison, by next week’s Rally Estonia. Demaison… Read more by Luke Barry July 13, 2023 3 min
WRC News Why Hyundai won’t ever give up on 2023 As the World Rally Championship’s finest continue their preparations for the second half of the season, there’s plenty still to play for. Kalle Rovanperä has… Read more by Luke Barry July 11, 2023 2 min
WRC News Hyundai’s propshaft problem has existed since Monte 2022 The propshaft problem that sidelined Esapekka Lappi from both shakedown and the rally itself on Safari Rally Kenya has existed since January 2022, DirtFish can… Read more by Luke Barry June 24, 2023 3 min
WRC News Safari has exposed “harsh reality” of work Hyundai has to do With one car not making it through a single shakedown run and a second failing to complete the opening leg of the event, it’s hard… Read more by David Evans June 23, 2023 3 min
WRC Features What WRC has given Abiteboul that F1 couldn’t He’s finally done it. Cyril Abiteboul has an FIA world championship event victory etched onto his CV. Given how prominent he was during his time… Read more by Rob Hansford June 12, 2023 3 min
WRC News How Hyundai’s new technical structure will work Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul has outlined the role and responsibilities of new technical director François-Xavier Demaison. Demaison, whose last job in the World Rally Championship… Read more by Luke Barry June 1, 2023 2 min
WRC Features 7 drivers Hyundai could sign Hyundai Motorsport is in need of a new driver to share the World Rally Championship program with Dani Sordo. Team principal Cyril Abiteboul has explained… Read more by DirtFish Staff May 19, 2023 3 min
WRC News Hyundai reveals third-driver strategy Hyundai Motorsport will look to the future, preferring a driver it can develop rather than an experienced hand to share the third i20 N Rally1… Read more by Luke Barry May 18, 2023 3 min
WRC Opinion David Evans: Lappi needs to be patient at Hyundai Don’t tell him I said this, but it would appear Colin Clark is right. I know. You’re right. I’m with you. It is. Deeply frustrating…. Read more by David Evans May 17, 2023 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä calls on FIA to allow donuts on WRC rallies Kalle Rovanperä has called on the FIA to make changes to the regulations surrounding exhibition driving after Oliver Solberg’s penalty for doing donuts in Portugal… Read more by Rob Hansford May 15, 2023 3 min