ERC News Østberg downplays ERC victory chance after “six months” out Citroën works driver Mads Østberg has played down his hopes of victory on his return to rallying on Rally Liepaja, given he has been out… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 14, 2020 2 min
ERC News Hyundai junior Gryazin wins ERC Liepaja qualifying stage Hyundai Junior driver Nikolay Gryazin went fastest on Rally Liepaja’s qualifying stage on his European Rally Championship return, with favorites Craig Breen and Alexey Lukyanuk… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 14, 2020 2 min
WRC News FIA to use WRC9 video game for Rally Star talent search The FIA Rally Star talent search initiative will use the upcoming WRC9 video game to identify prospects for its new Rally Star program, from which… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 14, 2020 3 min
WRC Video Neuville, Evans, Suninen: You asked, they answered DirtFish Debates aims to bring the biggest names from rallying together and ask them about the biggest and most pressing topics of the moment, as… Read more by DirtFish Media August 14, 2020 10 min +
ERC News Rally Liepaja competitor tests positive for COVID-19 A European Rally Championship competitor has tested positive for COVID-19 in the lead-up to the second round of the season, Rally Liepaja. Eurosport Events, the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 14, 2020 2 min
Rallycross News Sir Chris Hoy and John McGuinness to join British RX grids British Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy and Isle of Man TT record holder John McGuinness have announced they will race in selected rounds of… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon August 14, 2020 2 min
WRC News Ogier leads WRC Toyota trio for Estonia warm-up event Toyota’s World Rally Championship trio of Sébastien Ogier, Elfyn Evans and Kalle Rovanperä, as well as M-Sport’s Esapekka Lappi, have been confirmed as entering next… Read more by Luke Barry August 14, 2020 2 min
WRC Video Video: Watch Tänak prepare for next asphalt action Hyundai has been the busiest World Rally Championship team since COVID-19 lockdowns ended, fielding cars in Rally di Roma and Rally di Alba. It’s been… Read more by DirtFish Media August 13, 2020 2 min
ERC Features Who to look out for on this week’s Rally Liepaja While the rallying world waits for the World Rally Championship to kick off next month, the European Rally Championship is already back in business with… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 13, 2020 5 min
Extreme E News Hamilton’s vegan burger chain becomes Extreme E partner New electric off-road championship Extreme E is linking up with the vegan burger chain backed by six-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton backed… Read more by DirtFish Media August 13, 2020 2 min
WRC News Mäkinen: No-one will remember 2020’s ‘long holiday’ As the World Rally Championship looks to restart under the threat of a second wave of coronavirus, Toyota Gazoo Racing team principal Tommi Mäkinen has… Read more by David Evans August 13, 2020 2 min
WRC News Evans: Tactics won’t matter on WRC’s return in Estonia World Rally Championship challenger Elfyn Evans says there will be no room for tactics once the season resumes with next month’s Rally Estonia. Evans, who… Read more by David Evans August 12, 2020 3 min
ERC News Lukyanuk: I’m not pushing like crazy anymore European Rally Championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk has told DirtFish that despite common belief, he is not a driver that always pushes “like crazy” and that… Read more by Luke Barry August 12, 2020 3 min
BRC News Forest rallies unlikely in England for rest of 2020 The UK rallying calendar for the rest of 2020 could be decimated as a consequence of a governmental decision, DirtFish has learned. All of the… Read more by DirtFish Media August 12, 2020 2 min
News The true cost of holding more than 12 WRC events per year While debate over the calendar for the remainder of the World Rally Championship season rumbles on, the teams have outlined their financial concerns over running… Read more by David Evans August 12, 2020 3 min
WRC News The race to be ready for the WRC’s hybrid era There’s a five-way race to be ready to start the next generation of Rally1 cars from January 1. Five-way? How so, when we only have… Read more by David Evans August 12, 2020 5 min
WRC Podcast Podcast: WRC return nearing, Lancia liveries and Röhrl In the latest edition of SPIN, The Rally Pod, our panel of DirtFish Senior Staff Writer David Evans, our voice of rally Colin Clark, and… Read more by DirtFish Media August 11, 2020 10 min +
WRC News Safari still “holds a lot of appeal” despite modern changes Between 1984 and 1994, Toyota was the king of the Safari Rally. Seven wins from 11 starts for the Celica TCT, GT-4 and Turbo 4WD… Read more by David Evans August 11, 2020 2 min
