The Hyundai WRC team has unveiled a revised livery ahead of the 2019 World Rally Championship season.
The colourful livery features the same colour scheme as previous seasons, but with a more visually striking design adorning the i20 Coupe WRC.
The 2018 manufacturers' and drivers' runners-up will be hoping to go one better this year under the new leadership of team boss Andrea Adamo and drivers Thierry Neuville, Andreas Mikkelsen, Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo.
"Our objectives for WRC remain the same as they have been for the past years, namely to fight for the manufacturers’ and drivers’ titles," said Adamo.
"This is important for Hyundai and our N brand. The WRC is incredibly competitive and the other teams will want to approach the new season with the same winning mind-set. We have to make sure we’re delivering and performing at our best at all times."
"We have all the ingredients to win in WRC. There is nothing lacking compared to our rivals. We are right up there in terms of our engineering capability. We are arguably the strongest in terms of our crew line-up – Thierry, Andreas, Dani and Sébastien are all top-level drivers. I am confident we have the package to win."
Neuville added: "We have used the opportunity of the winter break to recharge our batteries ready for another assault on the WRC titles,” said Thierry. “We recognise that consistency is an important area of improvement for our team. We will work together to try and mount our best campaign to date but we know our rivals are strong so we have to redouble our efforts."
Mikkelsen, who endured a tough campaign last year, insists he's better prepared heading into the new season.
"I am ready to put a difficult 2018 behind me and approach a new season with renewed purpose and attack. Although the results were missing last year, we learned a lot about the i20 Coupe WRC. I feel we are better prepared for 2019. As one of the full-time crews for the team, we know we need to be chasing the front-running positions at each rally."
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