The Team
Peugeot-Hansen had quite a good problem
to have ahead of the new season, as the most expected decision was
about who will be competing in 2017 and if Kevin
Hansen would finally go to the FIA
World Rallycross Championship in full
time, and as expected the Swedish youngster got a seat and will be
part of a strong trio alongside his brother Timmy
Hansen and WRC legend Sébastien
Loeb.
The hard decision of
to field or not three Peugeot 208 WRX
was mostly due to the good season from both Timmy and Loeb in the
main team, represented by the runner-up finish in the teams'
standings, even though both didn't manage to fight for the title, and
also for Kevin's dominating season in the European
Rallycross Championship, winning all
rounds but one and conquering the trophy with one event to go. Kevin
also participated of some World RX events as part of the
Peugeot-Hansen Academy, which was kind of a development team, missing
the podium by little as he was fourth at Lydden Hill and Estering.
Timmy Hansen came
agonizingly close to the title in 2015, but serious incidents in the
final rounds blew away the opportunity of his first World RX title
against a consistent Petter Solberg, and while he failed to replicate
the good performance from that season, he still got a win and other
five podiums, ending in a fine 6th
position. Loeb isn't exactly new to rallycross or Hansen Motorsport,
but a full season in World RX would obviously feel different from his
one-off participations from previous seasons, and even having to get
used to the new car and to the tough competition, the Frenchman
managed to get a win in the inaugural World RX of Latvia and he also
grabbed other three podiums and participated of six finals.
The season starts on
April 1st
and 2nd
at Barcelona.
PHOTO: FIA World Rallycross Championship
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