WRC News Mäkinen: Toyota structure doesn’t need much support Toyota’s departing World Rally Championship team principal Tommi Mäkinen says the squad could operate without the need for “much support” from his replacement because its… Read more by Colin Clark December 14, 2020 2 min
WRC Opinion Podcast: Does the WRC need more rallies like Monza? Monza Rally was certainly different to the usual format of a World Rally Championship-qualifying event, and it will be etched in the memory for some… Read more by DirtFish Media December 14, 2020 10 min +
WRC News Pandemic “messed up” M-Sport – Lappi Esapekka Lappi has admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic “messed up” the whole M-Sport Ford World Rally team after a difficult 2020 season that yielded just… Read more by Colin Clark December 14, 2020 2 min
WRC Features America’s WRC stars on the twists and turns of their 2020 Was 2020 the season Sean Johnston and Alex Kihurani were expecting? Absolutely not. But 2020 wasn’t the year anybody on this planet was anticipating, meaning… Read more by Luke Barry December 13, 2020 3 min
WRC News Hyundai Motorsport starts online advent giveaway In addition to lighting up London’s Piccadilly Circus, Hyundai Motorsport is celebrating winning the 2020 World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title by creating an online advent… Read more by Ida Wood December 13, 2020 1 min
WRC Features Six times Loeb shone on his motorsport debuts Sébastien Loeb’s deal to drive for Lewis Hamilton’s X44 Extreme E team means the nine-time World Rally Champion will add another string to his bow… Read more by DirtFish Media December 13, 2020 5 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah beats Sainz in Ha’il Baja Dakar Rally warm-up Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah kicked off the final Dakar Rally preparations with a hard-fought victory in the Ha’il Baja, the fourth round of the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 12, 2020 3 min
WRC News Toyota and Hyundai try Pirellis in Monte Carlo Rally test The World Rally Championship returned to Gap this week as Monte Carlo Rally testing kicked off in the mountains surrounding the host town for round… Read more by David Evans December 12, 2020 2 min
WRC Opinion Why I miss Volkswagen Motorsport, by David Evans If I was ever going to have a rock-and-roll moment, that was probably it. I’d just ditched Carlos Sainz’s Race Touareg in a lake –… Read more by David Evans December 12, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Audi recruits X-raid boss Quandt for Dakar 2022 effort Audi has announced that it will partner with Q Motorsport, headed by current X-raid team boss Sven Quandt, ahead of its Dakar Rally debut in… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 12, 2020 2 min
WRC News Akio Toyoda: Something missing in the Yaris WRC Toyota Motor Corporation president Akio Toyoda says the Yaris WRC car that his company uses to compete in the World Rally Championship is “missing something”,… Read more by Ida Wood December 11, 2020 3 min
Rally News How Monza pulled off a WRC round in 60 days Two World Rally Championship rounds in two months anybody? For Antonio Turitto, the answer was an inevitable yes. The man behind Rally Italy – the… Read more by David Evans December 11, 2020 2 min
WRC News Ogier: Weird that Toyota didn’t win manufacturers’ title If Sébastien Ogier thinks something is a bit weird – and tells you it’s a bit weird – it’s probably worth looking into. And, to… Read more by David Evans December 11, 2020 3 min
Rally News Citroën gives WRC2-winning C3 an upgrade for 2021 The Red Army is rolling again. Citroën Racing has revealed a facelifted C3 Rally2 for the start of next season – and it’s shown in… Read more by David Evans December 11, 2020
Extreme E Opinion Loeb and X44 will be the Extreme E benchmarks Sébastien Loeb. Had to be, didn’t it… When nine met seven. There’s no doubt, the Extreme E teams are all going to be very swish…. Read more by David Evans December 10, 2020 2 min
Features Meet Loeb’s Dakar star Extreme E team-mate Sharing an Extreme E car with Sebastien Loeb in Lewis Hamilton’s X44 team means that Cristina Gutierrez will be pushed from the dust of the… Read more by Rachel Harris-Gardiner December 10, 2020 2 min
Extreme E News Loeb joins Extreme E with Hamilton’s X44 team Nine-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb will contest the inaugural Extreme E season next year alongside Cristina Gutierrez for X44, the team founded by Formula… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 10, 2020 3 min
WRC News Hyundai’s WRC success lights up Piccadilly Circus It’s one million pixels large. Near enough. And, since it went up – and even in these days of lockdown-stemmed footfall – millions have seen… Read more by David Evans December 10, 2020 3 min
