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Andrew Wheatley’s honest take on Hyundai’s troubled 2026

WRC – Hyundai's sporting director joins David Evans on SPIN, The Rally Pod to assess the start of the team's season

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Hyundai's sporting director joins David Evans on SPIN, The Rally Pod to assess the start of the team's season

Why has 2026 been such a struggle for Hyundai?

What is the team’s World Rally Championship future beyond this season?

How did Thierry Neuville really respond to that Croatia Rally heartbreak?

And how much more complicated are Hyundai’s Rally Portugal prospects now Toyota’s Oliver Solberg and Sébastien Ogier also have good opening leg start positions?

Hyundai sporting director Andrew Wheatley graciously gives up his time to appear on SPIN, The Rally Pod with David Evans, at a time when his team is far from flourishing in the WRC.

Wheatley tackles the above questions and more as he and David assess Hyundai’s troubled start to 2026 and look ahead to this week’s Rally Portugal.

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Tags: Andrew Wheatley, Hyundai, SPIN The Rally Pod, WRC, WRC 2026

Publish Date May 4, 2026 DirtFish

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