Almost two months after defending the honors of Hyundai Motorsport in Safari Rallyachieving the best result for Alzenau’s team by qualifying fifth in the Hyundai i20 N Rally1, Dani Sordo returns this week to the WRC (World Rally Championship) to complete his gravel season at the Acropolis Rally. Another emblematic event in the World Cup calendar, which again has the participation of the Spanish pilot.
The last European event in the calendar on this terrain is characterized by its abrupt and clear layouts, full of rocks and pebbles, and by the high temperatures that usually set the tone for the exhausting and selective Hellenic sections. All this requires an enormous challenge on a physical and mental level, which Dani Sordo and Cándido Carrera are facing again this weekend with the ambition to once again fight for the top positions in the World Cup.
As in the Rally de Portugal, where he reached the second last position, the Spanish Hyundai Motorsport driver plans to take advantage of the delayed starting position that he will occupy on the first day, thus leaving with a clean track, to make the most of his speed on Hyundai i20 N Rally1 controls. The same strategy that the Cantabrian implemented last year, when he completed the amazing triplet his team starred in the Hellenic event of the WRC (World Rally Championship) in third place.
After getting back to being really competitive throughout the season whenever he got a chance to drive on gravelDani Sordo is confident that he will be able to crown his career in this field with a good result with the hybrid car developed by Hyundai Motorsport, where he has four podiums so far; the third of them, at last year’s Acropolis Rally.
“The Acropolis Rally is usually very difficult, more so than the other gravel events in the championship. In general, the stages have a bit of grip, because the surface is dense. Normally, here we ride a car that is quite higher than other rallies because of the stones”, commented the driver.
“It’s not a big change, but it helps protect the mechanics. We expect it to be quite hot, so it will be a very demanding weekend. We have to hydrate more than usual and try fight the high temperatures in the best way. we can. It’s incredible to repeat last year’s triplet. Our goal is to make the most of our car’s potential, make no mistakes and score as many points as possible,” added spanish
Source: La Verdad
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