Hayden Paddon secures extra Hyundai WRC outing
Hayden Paddon will take over the third seat at Hyundai Motorsport for the next World Rally Championship event in Paraguay later this month. Hyundai had been waiting until after this weekend’s Rally Finland to determine its Rally1 driver-up for the event in South America (27-30 August). This season the Korean marque signed Paddon, Dani Sordo and Esapekka Lappi as its drivers to share the car ...…
Hayden Paddon has been assigned the third Hyundai WRC seat for the upcoming Paraguay event, set to take place from August 27 to 30. Hyundai Motorsport had previously held off on a decision until after the recent Rally Finland. The South Korean automaker had signed Paddon, Dani Sordo, and Esapekka Lappi to share the car throughout the 2022 season.
Paddon, who had participated in asphalt rounds in Monte Carlo, Croatia, and Japan this season, expressed his eagerness for a gravel rally, a return to the WRC top tier for him since 2018. Following Paddon's strong performance in Croatia, he was chosen to take over the third car, previously driven by Lappi during the Finnish event.
Hyundai has yet to announce the driver for the subsequent round in Chile. Paddon expressed his excitement and gratitude for the opportunity to return to gravel rallies, acknowledging the difficulty of competing against the world's best drivers in this challenging environment. He thanked Hyundai Motorsport for the chance, stating that he never imagined being back in the main game on gravel.
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