Esapekka Lappi says that he was silent on the social media, because he does not know yet his plans for 2025, but he reveals that he is still discussing with Hyundai for this year.
Hyundai Motorsport announced that Adrien Fourmaux will drive the third i20N Rally1 alongside with Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak this season which means that Andreas Mikkelsen, Lappi and Dani Sordo remain without a WRC seat in 2025. All the WRC teams have already confirmed their drivers for this season, but the Alzenau-based team has not excluded the possibility of bringing a fourth i20N as Dani Sordo had said that he might compete with the fourth i20N in some rallies considering the fact that Toyota is going to have five Yarises in some WRC rounds. Last but not least, it must be mentioned that Lappi finished at the top step of the podium at Rally Sweden eleven months ago showing that he still has the speed to achieve a great result in World Rally Championship.
"We haven’t updated anything here for a while, it is mainly because there hasn’t been any news to tell", Lappi said.
"But now I have decided to tell on the situation, even though there is no big news.
"First of all thanks to everyone, the fans, sponsors who have lived with us on this journey.
"Our season did not end as we would have liked, but that can’t be changed anymore.
"Now we have discussed what could possibly be done for this year.
"We are still in talks with Hyundai, but we are looking at other options too, with an open mind to other series to see what options are available.
"So the situation is still completely open, which is not a good thing, but on the other hand it is very liberating when you are not tied to do anything, so it also feels good I have to say.
"Now let’s enjoy the winter days and see if our plans go one way or the other in the coming weeks.
"We will do another post when the time is right".
Photo Credits: Hyundai
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