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    samedi 1 juin 2013

    Mister Mysterious


    Hyundai Motorsport recently published a press release concerning the first real test of the new i20 WRC in the middle of May. However, there was no official news concerning the driver who was in the Korean car for the 500km run.
    Si Hyundai Motorsport a communiqué sur les premiers vrais essais de l’i20 WRC mi-mai, le mystère reste entier sur le nom du pilote qui a parcouru quelque 500 kilomètres au volant de la Coréenne.
    We ran down the list of possibilities… Psy? No. After the success of ‘Gangnam Style’, the hyperactive South Korean singer was probably busy promoting his latest hit, ‘Gentleman’. How about Daft Punk? They, at least, have already got helmets… Or what about BBC Top Gear’s ‘The Stig’?
    The Hyundai i20 WRC was put through its paces somewhere in France for three days, but Hyundai Motorsport did not disclose the location. So we studied the photos that accompanied the press release… The flat terrain suggests it was a circuit and, on one of the shots, you can see coloured kerbs, and the half-open door of a hangar. The next step was to analyse the photos of the different circuits in northeast France (not too far from the team’s German base) to find a match, and we believe we have identified the venue! No names, though.
    There were no clues regarding the identity of the driver, however. Bryan Bouffier perhaps? The Frenchman hasn’t had a test role at Peugeot Sport since the end of 2012, and he knows the ex-Peugeot staff who have been recruited for the Hyundai programme… That said, in the middle of May, he was contesting the Tour de Corse. Kris Meeke was on the Mediterranean island, too, driving the ‘zero’ car…
    There is every reason to believe the team hasn’t recruited a current full-time WRC driver. Sébastien Loeb? No. He was busy in the south of France testing the 208 T16 Pikes Peak. Juho Hanninen? He withdrew from the Rallye de Portugal for family reasons and hasn’t been seen in the WRC since Sweden. He’s known for his test driving skills, but above all on gravel. P-G. Andersson? Why not, but not necessarily on asphalt…
    There are also a number of ex-WRC drivers who enjoyed a good relationship with the former members of Peugeot Sport. Marcus Grönholm? He was never a big fan of testing duties at Peugeot. Stéphane Sarrazin? He has got a contract with a Japanese carmaker. Freddy Loix? Gilles Panizzi? Or recent WRC stars who still dream of returning to the sport’s highest level? Petter Solberg? Chris Atkinson?
    We believe the name of the mystery driver figures somewhere in the above list. Don’t hesitate to let us have your ideas via Facebook or a comment…

    Première hypothèse : Psy. Mais après Gangnam Style, le remuant sud-coréen était surtout occupé à faire la promo de son nouveau tube, Gentleman. Les Daft Punk, alors ? C’est vrai qu’ils sont déjà casqués…
    La Hyundai i20 WRC a effectué une séance d’essais de trois jours en France mi-mai, mais impossible d’en savoir plus auprès de Hyundai Motorsport. Alors, on a enquêté à partir des photos diffusées dans la presse. Le profil ultra plat de la base nous a fait penser à un circuit. Sur l’une d’elles, on pouvait apercevoir des vibreurs de couleurs différentes et une porte de hangar entr’ouverte. On a passé en revue les photos de tous les circuits du nord-est de la France (proches de l’Allemagne) et on a fini par trouver ! C’était le circuit de….. On attend vos réponses sur nos réseaux sociaux.
    En revanche, rien sur le pilote. On a donc fait le tour des popotes dans le paddock du Rallye d’Acropole… Bryan Bouffier ? Il n’est plus pilote d’essais pour Peugeot Sport depuis fin 2012, mais il connaît des ex-Peugeot aujourd’hui chez Hyundai… Reste que mi-mai, il était en Corse, jusqu’à preuve du contraire… Kris Meeke y était aussi au volant de la voiture 0.
    On suppose qu’il ne s‘agit pas d’un pilote évoluant à plein temps en WRC. Sébastien Loeb ? Il était sur les pentes du Mont-Ventoux dans la 208 T16 Pikes Peak. Juho Hanninen ? Forfait au Portugal pour des raisons familiales, on ne l’a pas revu en WRC depuis la Suède. On connaît ses compétences comme pilote d’essais, avant tout sur terre. PG Andersson ? Pourquoi pas oui, mais sur asphalte…
    Qui alors ? D’anciens pilotes WRC ayant des liens avec d’anciens membres de Peugeot Sport ? Marcus Grönholm ? Humm, il n’aimait déjà pas trop les tests chez Peugeot… Stéphane Sarrazin ? Il est en contrat avec un constructeur japonais… Freddy Loix ? Gilles Panizzi ? D’anciens pilotes WRC qui rêvent de revenir ? Petter Solberg ? Chris Atkinson ?
    Allez, la bonne réponse est parmi les noms ci-dessus… On attend vos suggestions sur facebook, twitter…

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    Richard Mushet is a British photographer who has been known to cover motorcycle racing in it’s many forms. You can view his site here, and follow his Facebook page for more frequent updates over here: MushetPhoto.

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