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Hollie McRae toasts Jimmy McRae’s career

Legacy, lineage, dynasty. These are words often reserved for ancient legends, aristocratic families with their descendants flowing back through centuries, the Royals even. Then how… Read more

by DirtFish Media August 15, 2024 5 min

What’s the future for Hyundai’s Rally2 car?

With Hyundai Motorsport’s World Rally Championship future a topic of considerable uncertainty, what does that mean for its Rally2 car? The i20 N Rally2 is… Read more

by Luke Barry August 15, 2024 3 min

Against-the-odds wins are what Paddon does best

Hayden Paddon lands into Zlín with one aim this week: to lengthen his seven-point lead at the top of the table as he chases back-to-back… Read more

by David Evans August 14, 2024 2 min

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What it’s like to be a WRC team principal

It’s been five years since Richard Millener took over as team principal as M-Sport. Much has happened since. Rally1 has replaced World Rally Cars. Sébastien… Read more

by DirtFish Media August 14, 2024 10 min +

ERC

Why an ERC champion has finally refound his form

No wins, no podiums, not even any stage wins – it’s been a rough 12 months for a driver that, just under two years ago,… Read more

by Luke Barry August 14, 2024 5 min

ERC

Østberg won’t return to rallying until co-driver is ready

Mads Østberg’s European Rally Championship season is on-hold until co-driver Patrik Barth fully recovers from their accident on Rally di Roma Capitale last month. The… Read more

by Luke Barry August 13, 2024 3 min

Lappi’s next WRC outing may be his last

Hyundai’s third seat has become the focal point of the World Rally Championship’s silly season so far. That drive is currently occupied by a rotating… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay August 13, 2024 3 min

Latvala: Katsuta needs to be less like me

Given he is his boss, Takamoto Katsuta is well-accustomed to listening to what Jari-Matti Latvala has to say. But Latvala, still the most experienced driver… Read more

by Luke Barry August 12, 2024

Hyundai could compete in both WEC and WRC

Hyundai Motorsport president Cyril Abiteboul has told DirtFish the Korean manufacturer potentially joining the World Endurance Championship wouldn’t necessarily mean an end to its World… Read more

by David Evans August 12, 2024 2 min

Pajari vs Sesks: Who had the better WRC debut?

The last three World Rally Championship rounds have been a treat for thrusting thriving talent into the limelight. Mārtiņš Sesks stunned in Poland in a… Read more

by DirtFish Staff August 11, 2024 5 min

What we know about WRC’s command center

It first emerged in April, was then expanded on a touch further in June, but what actually is it? What is the ‘command center’ the World… Read more

by Luke Barry August 10, 2024

Hyundai needs to improve its “peaky” car

They were smiles very much born from long faces. Secto Rally Finland may later be reflected upon as a decisive swing in Hyundai’s favor in… Read more

by Luke Barry August 9, 2024

Latvala says Solberg is ready for Rally1 return

Oliver Solberg is ready to return to the top level of the World Rally Championship. That’s the view of Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala following… Read more

by DirtFish Media August 9, 2024 2 min

How Rally Finland proved it’s still the boss

Speed’s great. Speed’s an integral part of our sport. But can you have too much speed? When the calendar for the 2024 World Rally Championship… Read more

by David Evans August 9, 2024

Should Fourmaux stay or should he go?

Secto Rally Finland is about more than just sending rally cars skywards. It’s the official – unofficial – start of the silly season. This year… Read more

by DirtFish Media August 8, 2024

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