The new one hybrid era of the World Rally Championship has been long in Salzburg. At Red Bull Hangar 7 the colors of the teams have been presented, supported by their drivers and co-drivers and the newly incorporated president of the International Automobile FederationMohammed Ben Sulayem. The protagonists of the season have met in Austria before the engines begin to roar next week in Monte Carlo.
The first to appear was the ford cougarwho has revealed that he will be dressed in Red Bull. Absent Sebastien Loeb, who traveled from Arabia after finishing the Dakar and tomorrow will do the last test before the start of the Monegasque event, Malcolm Wilson, the head of M-Sport has recalled that “this will be our 25th season with Ford, and it will be the most exciting with this new car”.
Then it was the turn of the Hyundai i20Nwhich has been presented by a Spaniard, Pablo Marcos, sports director of the formation. In this case were all its pilots, including the also Spanish Dani Sordo and Cándido Carrera. Thierry Neuville has recalled that the objective “is to recover the manufacturer’s title”.
The presentation closed on Toyota Yaris GR. The world champion brand of drivers and brands in the past did not have Sebastien Ogier, who this year will only race in a limited test program, nor Esapekka Lappi, who has tested positive for Covid before traveling to Salzburg. Kaj Lindstrom, the sports director, has recalled that “until we see the first times next Thursday, everything will be unknown with these new cars.”