WRC News Monte “wouldn’t seem fair” if one team can’t travel – Tänak Ott Tänak has questioned the fairness of running the Monte Carlo Rally if the British contingent aren’t allowed into France to contest the World Rally… Read more by David Evans January 13, 2021 2 min
WRC News Evans: Cars could be faster in places on Pirelli’s Monte tires Elfyn Evans says Pirelli’s range of Monte Carlo Rally tires has the potential to be quicker than last year’s Michelins in certain conditions. Pirelli has… Read more by David Evans January 13, 2021 2 min
WRC Opinion A moral dilemma – should the WRC go to Monte Carlo? The first time I filed a story with the subject line ‘Brits to Monte’ it involved a couple of McRaes, a Burns and a level… Read more by David Evans January 12, 2021 3 min
WRC News WRC lobbies France over UK travel restrictions British participation in next week’s Monte Carlo Rally hangs in the balance as World Rally Championship officials look to find a way across the English… Read more by David Evans January 12, 2021 2 min
Dakar Features Why a zero emissions Dakar isn’t just a pipe dream Last November, Dakar director David Castera and the Amaury Sport Organisation which runs the event, announced its plans to move towards alternative energy sources from… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 12, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Full details of Dakar’s green energy plan revealed The Amaury Sport Organisation, which runs the Dakar Rally, has unveiled further details of its alternative energy timeline ahead of a full transition in 2030…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 12, 2021 3 min
WRC News ‘Everything looking good’ for Wednesday Arctic WRC decision In a week when we learned of the death of the RAC Rally (I think we can call it that again now) in its current… Read more by David Evans January 12, 2021 1 min
Dakar News Leader Peterhansel takes first stage win as rivals flounder Stéphane Peterhansel finally took his first stage win of the 2021 Dakar Rally as Nasser Al-Attiyah and Carlos Sainz both suffered dramas in the Neom-Neom… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 12, 2021 3 min
WRC Video Stageside with a professional rally photographer “Photography is a love affair with life” Spectating on a rally stage is always a special experience, more fleeting now than ever given the speed… Read more by DirtFish Media January 12, 2021 3 min
WRC News UK rallying needs to rethink its future – Richards Motorsport UK chairman David Richards is encouraging discussion about new directions for rallying’s future, rather than “just trying to recreate the past all the time”… Read more by Ida Wood January 11, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Loeb’s troublesome Dakar ends with retirement Sébastien Loeb has retired from this year’s Dakar Rally after hitting more trouble during the second part of the Marathon Stage. Loeb had started the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 11, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah eats into Peterhansel’s Dakar lead Nasser Al-Attiyah took over three minutes out of Stéphane Peterhansel’s Dakar Rally lead after claiming his fourth stage win on the 233-mile Sakaka-Neom test. The… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 11, 2021 3 min
Dakar Features The challenge of navigating the Dakar Rally David Castera is first and foremost a competitor, but more importantly, he’s someone who lives and breathes the Dakar and everything that goes with it…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 11, 2021 5 min
Dakar Features The inside line from Prodrive’s first Dakar entry Former World Rally Championship outfit Prodrive has made its first venture into rally raid this year in the Dakar Rally, running the team and developing… Read more by David Evans January 11, 2021 3 min
WRC News Millener dismisses speculation M-Sport will miss Monte Carlo M-Sport Ford World Rally Team principal Richard Millener has dismissed speculation that the British team could be forced out of this month’s Monte Carlo Rally… Read more by David Evans January 10, 2021 1 min
Dakar News Lapworth rating Prodrive’s Dakar debut 8/10 so far Prodrive technical director David Lapworth has given his team an eight out of 10 for its performance over the first half of its debut Dakar… Read more by David Evans January 10, 2021 1 min
WRC Features Ken Block’s top Ford moments Long-lasting driver/manufacturer relationships in modern-day motorsport are something of a rarity, but Ken Block and Ford managed to keep it together for more than 10… Read more by Dominik Wilde January 10, 2021 10 min +
Dakar News Dakar Rally legend Hubert Auriol dies Hubert Auriol, who won the Dakar Rally on three occasions between 1981 and 1992, has died following a lengthy illness at the age of 68…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 2021 2 min
