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
WRC News Monte Carlo Rally shortened again in organizational boost The Automobile Club de Monaco has issued the itinerary it hopes will keep the World Rally Championship’s season-opening Monte Carlo Rally on course to go… Read more by David Evans January 10, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Al Rajhi takes first Dakar stage win on home soil Overdrive Racing’s Yazeed Al Rajhi stormed to his first stage win of this year’s Dakar Rally, while Stéphane Peterhansel continues to lead the overall classification…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 2021 3 min
WRC Podcast Podcast: What could rallying’s green future hold? In the latest episode of SPIN, The Rally Pod, DirtFish’s Colin Clark embarks on a quest to discover what three big names in rallying over… Read more by Colin Clark January 10, 2021 10 min +
ARA Features How a DirtFish alumna turned competition daydreams into reality “Being able to race through the forest was a crazy and impossible dream for me just a few years ago. It’s phenomenal that those daydreams… Read more by DirtFish Media January 9, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Roma surprised at smooth Prodrive Dakar debut Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Nani Roma says he is surprised to have had a largely trouble-free Dakar Rally so far on his first event with the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 9, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Adapting to new Dakar roadbook still tough – Sainz Defending Dakar Rally winner Carlos Sainz says he is still trying to get to grips with the new electronic roadbook after enduring a difficult opening… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 9, 2021 5 min
WRC News Solberg gets Hyundai i20 R5 Arctic Lapland Rally debut Oliver Solberg will drive a Hyundai i20 R5 competitively for the first time at next week’s Arctic Lapland Rally in Finland. The teenager, who signed… Read more by David Evans January 9, 2021 2 min