Neuville co driver wydaeghe injured in hyundai 2022 wrc test crash

Hyundai has confirmed the car went off the road when pre-season testing resumed pursuit a visualization to curtail the test due to heavy snow and lattermost weather in Alsace, France yesterday.

Neuville and Wydaeghe are reported to be “safe” by the team although Wydaeghe has sustained a shoulder injury which required sustentation from paramedics on site.

Details as to exactly what happened remain limited but Hyundai has confirmed that both Neuville and Wydaeghe have been taken to hospital for remoter evaluation.

“Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe went off the road while testing the i20 N Rally1 today,” read a statement on the team’s social media channels.

“Crew is unscratched and paramedics arrived on site quickly to treat Martijn’s shoulder injury. The hairdo is on their way to the hospital for remoter evaluation.”

Today was Neuville and Wydaeghe’s first test overdue the wheel of Hyundai’s new-look i20 having previously completed test miles in Hyundai’s i20 WRC prototype.

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Thierry Neuville, Hyundai Motorsport

Photo by: Fabien Dufour / Hyundai Motorsport

The new i20 features radically variegated bodywork, aero and cooling package compared to the original prototype. Hyundai has been rented developing this latest version of its i20 overdue sealed doors while electing to siphon out its preliminary hybrid kit tests with its prototype mule.

Neuville’s original plan for a first run in the new-lock hybrid Rally1 car had previously been cancelled due to the weather.

Ott Tanak and Oliver Solberg had conducted the majority of the running in this week’s test held largely in snow in icy conditions.