Adrien Fourmaux is Hyundai’s third driver. The team says that it is evaluating the possibilities for the future of its current drivers.
Hyundai has confirmed as its third driver for next season’s World Rally Championship by Adrien Fourmaux.
Fourmaux has driven the Rally World Series in the ranks of M-Sport and achieved five podium places in his career. There has been speculation about his contract with Hyundai for a few months now.
– I drove an M-Sport Ford car from the beginning of my career and since 2017. I owe a lot to the whole team. We have had our ups and downs, but we have always been a family dedicated to the world’s most demanding sport, Fourmaux praised in the press release.
It was already known that the new world champion Thierry Neuville and Ott Tänak continue in the stable. In the upcoming season, all three drivers will drive a full World Series.
This also means no Esapekka in Lapland there is currently no driving position for next season. Lapland may still have a chance at the back door, as Hyundai described in its press release that it continues to “assess opportunities” for its current drivers. This refers to, among other things, Lapland, Dani Sordo and to Andreas Mikkelsen.
In theory, it could be possible for Hyundai to bring, for example, a fourth car to next season’s races. It could open up a place for a Finn.