WRC Photos Block’s best rally-bred Fords in pictures A quarter of a century on from when Ford delivered the Escort RS Cosworth, few thought it would be making headlines in world motorsport all… Read more by David Evans January 10, 2023 2 min
WRC Podcast Is WRC2 becoming a problem for the WRC? Gus Greensmith noticed something in the wake of the announcement that he would be stepping back from Rally1 into Rally2 machinery, and therefore WRC2, for… Read more by DirtFish Media January 10, 2023 10 min +
WRC News Toyota makes aero and engine changes for 2023 Toyota technical director Tom Fowler has explained the revisions and upgrades made to the GR Yaris Rally1 ahead of the 2023 World Rally Championship season… Read more by Luke Barry January 10, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Loeb moves onto Dakar podium, Sainz crashes again Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb kicked off the second week of the 2023 Dakar Rally with another stage victory as Carlos Sainz rolled his Audi… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 2023 3 min
WRC Opinion Why I felt disappointed by the Monte Carlo entry This time of year is just the best. Teams out testing their revised machines, drivers reacquainting, or in some cases getting to know, their new… Read more by Luke Barry January 10, 2023 3 min
ARA Photos Block’s Gymkhana series in pictures Ken Block made you look twice. And then he made you look again. What he could do with a car wasn’t something that could be… Read more by David Evans January 9, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Audi: More talks needed regarding Dakar EoT regulations Team Audi Sport boss Sven Quandt says that more discussions between competitors and the FIA are needed around the Equivalence of Technology following the completion… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 9, 2023 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä retains number 69 for WRC title defense Kalle Rovanperä has chosen to retain his number 69 for the 2023 World Rally Championship season as he starts his first ever WRC title defense. Ever since… Read more by Luke Barry January 9, 2023 3 min
Dakar Features What you missed on the first week of the Dakar Rally 2023 And just like that, the 2023 Dakar Rally has reached the end of its opening week of action in Saudi Arabia. The first seven days… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 9, 2023
WRC Opinion How the WRC can capitalize on WEC’s manufacturer boom It won’t be long before the World Rally Championship is at a crossroads. In fact, it’s already there. Where does the championship go with its… Read more by Rob Hansford January 9, 2023 5 min
WRC News Bertelli to drive a Yaris on Rally Sweden World Rally Championship privateer Lorenzo Bertelli has announced he will drive a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 on next month’s Rally Sweden. Bertelli has driven top-line… Read more by Luke Barry January 8, 2023 2 min
Rally Features What one motor club is doing to help British rally drivers Gone are the days of manufacturer-funded drives in British rallying. Gone are the days even of manufacturer participation in British rallying. Gone are the days… Read more by Luke Barry January 8, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Peterhansel navigator injured on Dakar Stéphane Peterhansel’s navigator Edouard Boulanger suffered a broken vertebrae in the stage-six crash that ended the Audi pairing’s 2023 Dakar Rally. While attempting to reduce… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 8, 2023 3 min
WRC Features When WRC team orders work for driver and team No important decision is ever made with ease, whether you’re working a part-time job or spearheading a manufacturer’s assault in the World Rally Championship. But if… Read more by Luke Barry January 8, 2023 3 min
Dakar Features Why are drivers blacking out on the Dakar? The old adage that “to finish first, first you must finish” has never seemed more pertinent than on this year’s Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 7, 2023 3 min
WRC News Fourmaux’s 2023 begins with Jänner Rally win M-Sport Ford driver Adrien Fourmaux has started his 2023 season off with victory on Austria’s Jänner Rally behind the wheel of a Ford Fiesta Rally2…. Read more by Luke Barry January 7, 2023 2 min
Dakar News Al Rajhi takes stage win, Al-Attiyah maintains lead Overdrive Racing’s Yazeed Al Rajhi took his first Dakar Rally stage win of the 2023 edition, beating Vaidotas Zala’s privateer Hunter T1+ by nearly nine… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 7, 2023 2 min
Dakar Features WRC to rally-raid: How hard is it? With 108 World Rally Championship starts to his name, 37 stage wins and a solitary victory, Ola Fløene has seen his fair share of things… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 7, 2023 3 min
