Volkswagen, M-Sport and Hyundai have named Sebastien Ogier, Mads Ostberg and Dani Sordo as their respective 'manufacturer' nominations ahead of the 2016 World Rally Championship season. Though the nomination of three-time champion Ogier for VW and Ostberg for M-Sport Ford is of little surprise, Sordo is notable for receiving the nod over Thierry Neuville and Hayden Paddon. Sordo replaces Neuville as the Korean firm's top pick in 2015, though the Belgian – who scored Hyundai's first WRC win in Germany in 2014 – insists all three drivers have equal status despite stepping back to a non-manufacturer nominated role for last year's Rally Wales finale. Nominated drivers must contest a...
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