Hayden Paddon To Run Rallye Sanremo With New Generation I20 R5
March 15, 2017 by Hyundai![Hayden Paddon To Run Rallye Sanremo With New Generation I20 R5](images/articleimages/hayden-paddon-sanremo-i20-r5-01-400.jpg)
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Paddon said: 'It'll be my first time at Rallye Sanremo and I'm really looking forward to it. Competing the week before the Tour de Corse should be the perfect warmup for that event. It will be a good opportunity to get some more mileage on tarmac on very twisty and demanding roads that are similar to Corsica. The Italian drivers who know the stages will be very fast, while it'll be our first time there so we're not focusing on results, but instead concentrating on development and improvement for the future. The whole purpose of the rally is just to get more time behind the wheel and to get more comfortable on tarmac. The speed will be a little bit different but I'm excited be able to drive the New Generation i20 R5 for the first time. With Seb sitting in the car with me, it's also a chance for us develop our partnership with an eye on the future.' Hyundai Motorsport Customer Racing department manager Andrea Adamo said: 'Competing in the Rallye Sanremo with Hayden is a great opportunity for the Customer Racing department to add to some interesting mileage on tarmac, as we continue to make advancements with the project in order to support our customers. We will have a number of teams running with the New Generation i20 R5 at the event, so it will be a busy weekend, one we hope will be successful for our customers, as well as Hayden and Chewon. For Hayden, it will be also a great opportunity to prepare for the Tour de Corse. As testing is limited in WRC, he will be able to get some more time behind the wheel of another type of i20, and under the conditions of another tough event. About Hyundai Motorsport's Customer Racing Department Hyundai Motorsport GmbH established its Customer Racing department in September 2015 with the aim of enhancing Hyundai's motorsport image around the world – in parallel to its WRC programme. The company began work on a new R5 car based on Hyundai's New Generation i20 WRC and carried out the first test and rollout of the vehicle in January 2016. Led by Andrea Adamo, the Customer Racing department delivered the first New Generation i20 R5s to customers in September 2016. The car is available to semi-professional and amateur drivers for use in WRC2 and national / regional championships. About Hyundai Motor Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Company is committed to becoming a lifetime partner in automobiles and beyond. The company leads the Hyundai Motor Group, an innovative business structure capable of circulating resources from molten iron to finished cars. Hyundai Motor has eight manufacturing bases and seven design & technical centres worldwide and in 2016 sold 4.86 million vehicles globally. With more than 110,000 employees worldwide, Hyundai Motor continues to enhance its product line-up with localized models and strives to strengthen its leadership in clean technology, starting with the world's first mass-produced hydrogen-powered vehicle, ix35 Fuel Cell and IONIQ, the world's first model with three electrified powertrains in a single body type.
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