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What Tanak's Hyundai departure means for the WRC driver market

The World Rally Championship 2023 silly season has been sent into overdrive following Ott Tanak’s bombshell that he will be leaving Hyundai Motorsport at the end of the year. But what is the background to Tanak's departure and what exactly will it mean for the 2023 WRC field?

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WRC Spain: Neuville eats into Ogier lead while drain cover causes drama

Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier remains on course for a first World Rally Championship win of the season, but has witnessed his Rally Spain advantage over Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville decrease.

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WRC Spain: Ogier extends lead, Greensmith crash cancels Stage 11

Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier almost doubled his Rally Spain advantage over teammate Kalle Rovanpera during a Saturday morning loop that ended prematurely due to a crash for Gus Greensmith.

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Hyundai perplexed by double WRC hybrid drama for Tanak on Rally Spain

Hyundai Motorsport has been left perplexed by hybrid issues that afflicted two different units in Ott Tanak’s World Rally Championship challenger during Friday’s stages at Rally Spain.

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WRC Spain: Ogier leads Rovanpera as punctures strike rivals

Sebastien Ogier will head into Saturday at WRC's Rally Spain with a narrow lead over Toyota teammate and newly crowned world champion Kalle Rovanpera.

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WRC Spain: Everything you need to know

The World Rally Championship circus heads to Spain for the penultimate round of the season, with only the manufacturers’ title yet to be resolved after Kalle Rovanpera's New Zealand coronation.

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WRC Rally New Zealand: The Good, The Bad and a new king

New Zealand finally returned to the World Rally Championship at the third time of asking and its perfect gravel roads delivered. Its comeback will forever be etched in history as the place where the WRC crowed its new youngest ever world champion Kalle Rovanpera. Autosport reviews the highs, lows, turning…

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Lappi hopes Rovanpera will become WRC’s Verstappen hero figure

Toyota’s Esapekka Lappi says Kalle Rovanpera’s World Rally Championship success is a big moment for rallying, and hopes his team-mate can become the WRC’s answer to Max Verstappen.

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WRC New Zealand: Rovanpera charges clear of Ogier

Kalle Rovanpera pulled clear of his rivals at Rally New Zealand on Saturday afternoon to put himself in a position to potentially secure a history-making World Rally Championship title.

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Hyundai WRC drivers hit with further hybrid boost penalties

Hyundai Motorsport has been hit with a fresh batch of hybrid boost time penalties at Rally New Zealand, with all three drivers penalised for infringements.

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WRC New Zealand: Rovanpera storms into lead as Evans and Greensmith crash

Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera stormed to the Rally New Zealand lead after team-mate Elfyn Evans crashed during a hectic Saturday morning that was shortened due to a red flag.

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Rovanpera dealt penalty for WRC hybrid boost infringement

Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera has become the third World Rally Championship driver hit with a time penalty for a hybrid boost infringement at Rally New Zealand.

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Tanak loses lead of Rally New Zealand with WRC hybrid boost penalty

Ott Tanak has lost the early lead at Rally New Zealand in the World Rally Championship after being given a five-second penalty for overusing hybrid boost on the opening stage.

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WRC New Zealand: Tanak leads Breen after Friday morning tussle

Hyundai’s Ott Tanak ended a wet Friday morning with the Rally New Zealand lead after an intense tussle with M-Sport’s Craig Breen.

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WRC New Zealand: Tanak leads Breen, Evans after Friday morning tussle

Hyundai’s Ott Tanak ended a wet Friday morning with the Rally New Zealand lead after an intense tussle with M-Sport’s Craig Breen.

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Tanak could take a step back from WRC in 2023

Ott Tanak has hinted he could step away from the World Rally Championship entirely next year as the Hyundai driver is yet to decide his future plans.

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WRC New Zealand: Everything you need to know

New Zealand makes its long awaited return to the World Rally Championship this weekend with a history making feat in the offing as Kalle Rovanpera closes in on the title.

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How Hyundai brought the car swap challenge into the 21st century

The iconic car swap between motorsport stars is well known, and Hyundai has put a fresh twist on it by placing together two of its leading drivers to experience each other’s rally hybrid and all-electric touring car machinery. Here’s how they got on

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WRC Acropolis Rally Greece: The Good, The Bad and an intra-team squabble

The Acropolis Rally is renowned as one of the World Rally Championship’s true test of attrition. Last weekend’s Greek classic served up another slog for survival that delivered the most unexpected of results. Motorsport.com reviews the highs, lows, turning points, close calls and heartbreak from a highly attritional Acropolis.

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WRC Acropolis Rally Greece: The Good, The Bad and an intra team squabble

The Acropolis Rally is renowned as one of the World Rally Championship’s true tests of attrition. Last weekend’s Greek classic served up another slog for survival that delivered the most unexpected of results. Autosport reviews the highs, lows, turning points, close calls and heartbreak from a highly attritional Acropolis.

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Hyundai reviewing 2023 WRC driver line-up as Tanak speculation grows

Hyundai Motorsport is reviewing its World Rally Championship driver-line-up for next year while speculation continues to link Ott Tanak to a move to M-Sport-Ford.

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Hyundai reviewing 2023 WRC driver line-up, Tanak speculation grows

Hyundai Motorsport is reviewing its World Rally Championship driver-line-up for next year while speculation continues to link Ott Tanak to a move to M-Sport-Ford.

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Autosport Podcast: WRC Acropolis Rally Greece review

Acropolis Rally Greece marked one of the most impressive results in World Rally Championship history, courtesy of Hyundai’s remarkable maiden podium lockout.

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Tanak critical of Hyundai WRC team orders that denied “fair fight”

Ott Tanak says it was a shame to be denied a “fair fight” for the Acropolis Rally Greece victory after criticising Hyundai Motorsport's decision to deploy team orders.

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Tanak critical of Hyundai WRC team orders that denied "fair fight"

Ott Tanak says it was a shame to be denied a “fair fight” for the Acropolis Rally Greece victory after criticising Hyundai Motorsport's decision to deploy team orders.

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