Photo: Supplied / Hayden Paddon
New Zealand driver Hayden Paddon thought his World Rally Championship days were over, but he returns to the top level of motor rallying on Thursday.
Paddon will drive for Hyundai Motorsport in the season opening Rally of Monte Carlo.
He returns to the team for the first time in seven years, taking up a part-time role for 2026.
His return came by chance following the retirement late last year of Estonian Ott Tanak, the 2019 world champion.
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