Suninen will drive Hyundai's third entry in the WRC events in Estonia and Finland, as the Korean car maker revealed a revamped driver development programme.
, with Suninen and reigning WRC2 champion Emil Lindholm the first drivers selected to be part of the initiative.Suninen will step into the Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid to replace the late Craig Breen in Rally Estonia in July and Rally Finland In August, while Lindholm will switch from driving a Toksport Skoda to a Hyundai i20 Rally2 for those events.
The rest of Suninen's WRC plan will be communicated in due course. Fabrizio Zaldivar will continue his WRC2 programme with Hyundai as planned."This is a great opportunity to get back to top tier cars and I have been really missing it," said Suninen, who last drove in WRC's top tier at Rally Monza, where he stood in for Ott Tanak at Hyundai.
"My goal is to learn the car step by step and to gradually show more pace and bring good points for the team."
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