Author Alasdair Lindsay

Barum Rally disaster for Paddon and Kopecký

Hayden Paddon’s title defense in the European Rally Championship has faced a setback on Barum Czech Rally Zlín, as he was forced to stop and… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay August 17, 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

Neuville now sees Ogier as his main title rival

A chaotic Secto Rally Finland turned the World Rally Championship title race on its head once again – to the point that current points leader… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay August 5, 2024 3 min

Toyota considering team orders to help Evans in Finland

Jari-Matti Latvala has always been emphatically clear: Toyota does not believe in team orders. The question on Friday night had been whether Kalle Rovanperä and… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay August 3, 2024 2 min

Ogier not ruling out fight for a ninth WRC title

Sébastien Ogier has indicated he’s considering chasing after a ninth world title – but whether he chooses to contest all the remaining rounds is down… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay August 1, 2024 3 min

The other highly anticipated debut at Rally Finland

The rallying world will be watching closely when an all-white Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 launches into the first stage of this year’s Rally Finland. Junior… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay July 31, 2024 5 min

A new way to follow WRC on DirtFish

Within the motorsport landscape, rallying is distinct in its format. It is not an event of minutes or hours in one place – it takes… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay July 31, 2024 2 min

Photos

Toyota unveils special Rally Finland liveries

Three of Toyota’s five-strong army of GR Yaris Rally1s entered to Rally Finland will sport special liveries, with those of Kalle Rovanperä and Sébastien Ogier… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay July 26, 2024 2 min

Opinion

It’s now or never for a ninth Ogier title

It was the question pondered by many but left unspoken. Sébastien Ogier sure is around an awful lot for a supposedly semi-retired driver – is… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay July 25, 2024

Sesks refuses to get carried away – neither should we

Rallying is a team sport. The mechanics, the engineers back at the factory, the people who keep the hospitality running, the media personnel, the co-driver… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay July 22, 2024 5 min

Hyundai indicates WRC 2026 commitment amid WEC rumors

Amid the backdrop of a mooted World Endurance Championship program by Hyundai, its president of motorsport Cyril Abiteboul has indicated the Korean manufacturer will remain… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay July 22, 2024 3 min

Why Ogier is taking on WRC’s fast gravel rallies

Toyota’s plan to defend its World Rally Championship manufacturers’ crown seemed straightforward. Sébastien Ogier and Kalle Rovanperä would split duties in the third car, each… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay July 18, 2024 3 min

Rally

What rally volunteering is like as a first-timer

When standing by the side of a rally stage as a spectator, the focus is naturally on the fast cars whizzing by and the people… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay July 11, 2024 5 min

WRC drivers keen to see Poland back on the calendar

Multiple drivers have spoken in favor of Rally Poland returning to the World Rally Championship calendar in future, despite spectator problems early in the rally… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay July 3, 2024 3 min

How Rovanperä became the hero of someone else’s rally

Every story requires a protagonist and an antagonist. Who that is can be subjective; which of those categories Audi or Lancia fell into during 1983… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay July 1, 2024 5 min