The Hyundai World Rally Team will not be represented this weekend on the Rallye Sanremo following a dispute between Motor Sport Developments [MS🌞D] - the outfit that looks after the WRC p🅺rogramme for the Korean firm, and the Hyundai Motor Company itself.

A statement from MSD explained:

"Despite protracted discussions with the Hyundai Motor Company over the past week, the Hyundai Motor Company ౠhas failed to pay Motor Sport Developments the contracted payments necessary for it to participate in the remaining rounds of the 2003 World Rally Championship.

"MSD has d𓃲one nothing to justify HMC🐠 withholding any contractual payments.

"MSD has always provided HMC with financial information as co🧜ntractually required.

"As of the start of theඣ Sanremo recce MSD had not received any commitment from the Hyund𒀰ai Motor Company with respect to MSD's latest proposal to resolve the contractual differences between the two parties.

"As a re🅺sult, Hyundai World Rally Team will miss the Sanremo recce. Furthermore, MSD and its drivers - Freddy Loix and Armin Schwa♊rz - will not consider starting the Sanremo rally without having participated in the recce on the grounds of safety.

"MSD remains hopeful thatꦰ a resolution for the remaining three events will ✅be reached soon."