A test session with Fernando Alonso on the roads of the south of France, a few exchanges with Sébastien Ogier during ceremonies of the International Automobile Federation and that's about it.
Cyril Abiteboul admits it bluntly: before taking control of the Hyundai team at the beginning of January, rallying was not really part of his areas of expertise.
"Since the beginning of the 2000s, I have evolved in the world of Formula 1. And, even if I have always been sensitive to motor sports, it is a category that I did not know well",
recognizes with humility the Frenchman , propelled to lead the constructors' world champion team in 2019 and 2020 just days before the 2023 Monte-Carlo Rally.
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The opening round of the season on the roads of the south of France, a fortnight ago, will therefore have been quite a baptism of fire for this 45-year-old Parisian.
Busy making his mark and discovering his new environment, the former director…
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