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H<\/span>yundai Motorsport has taken its second consecutive podium result of the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) as Thierry Neuville finished in third place in a closely contested battle on the concluding day of Rally Sweden.<\/p>\n Neuville and co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul mounted a strong campaign during the weekend, having been down in seventh at the end of Friday\u2019s stages. The Belgian duo ended the 19-stage event just three seconds from second-placed Esapekka Lappi after a determined performance.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a big battle in these tricky conditions, and we were on the edge for a lot of it,\u201d Neuville said. \u201cWhen you are pushing so hard, it is easy to make mistakes, so we have to be content with our third place \u2013 as well as taking four extra points for second in the Power Stage.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are still at the start of a long season with lots more to come, so it is important to get as many points in the bag in these opening rounds. As a team, we are all focused on pushing for more performance, and we will continue to work in this direction as we prepare for Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.19.5″ custom_padding=”37.9063px|0px|0|0px|false|false” prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”980″ custom_padding=”0||0px||false|false” column_padding_mobile=”on” parallax_method_1=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/www.fastmates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Hyundai_LFR_Palisade.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”3.19.17″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” animation=”off” sticky=”off” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.10.2″ custom_padding=”0|0px|0|0px|false|false” prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row custom_padding=”35px|0px|0|0px|false|false” _builder_version=”3.10.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.10.2″ text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”17px”]<\/p>\n Neuville now holds second place in the drivers\u2019 championship on 40 points and will start second on the road on the dusty gravel roads of Rally M\u00e9xico next month.<\/p>\n Norwegians Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders J\u00e6ger-Amland were also in the podium hunt and finished in fourth overall, fending off M-Sport\u2019s Elfyn Evans. S\u00e9bastien Loeb and Daniel Elena took seventh to ensure all three Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC cars completed all 316km of special stages reliably.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we can summarise our weekend results as \u2018could have been worse, should have been better\u2019,\u201d said Team Director, Andrea Adamo. \u201cAll three cars finished the rally, which is testament to the ability of the crews and the reliability of the i20 Coupe WRC. 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