WRC News Mikkelsen closing on WRC return for final 2020 events Three-time world rally winner Andreas Mikkelsen is closing on a deal to drive the last two rounds of this year’s World Rally Championship. After a… Read more by David Evans October 23, 2020 2 min
WRC News Citroën and WRC2 rivals in dispute over scoring rules Citroën Racing has locked horns with its rivals in the World Rally Championship’s WRC2 category over a regulation change to points scoring events, and has… Read more by David Evans October 23, 2020 3 min
WRC News Ypres Rally confident of go-ahead despite COVID-19 spike The Ypres Rally organizing team is working with Belgian authorities to monitor the coronavirus situation on a daily basis – but next month’s World Rally… Read more by David Evans October 23, 2020 3 min
WRC Opinion The guest drivers (potentially) going to the WRC’s last rounds Come on then, who’s your money on for the last two rounds of this year’s ever so slightly odd World Rally Championship. Freddy Loix? Francois… Read more by David Evans October 23, 2020 2 min
Rally News Hyundai attempts late entry to alternative Ypres warm-up Hyundai Motorsport is awaiting a decision from the organizers of Sunday’s Hemicuda Rally to see if Ott Tänak and Craig Breen can compete there instead… Read more by David Evans October 22, 2020 2 min
WRC News Matton: No changes ahead for WRC running order rules While the running order debate might have raged once again in Sardinia earlier this month during Rally Italy, it’s not a particularly hot topic in… Read more by David Evans October 22, 2020 3 min
Rally News Ypres warm-up rally canceled as Belgium’s COVID-19 cases rise Saturday’s South Belgium Rally has been canceled due to rising coronavirus numbers in the country. The mayor of Vresse-sur-Semois, the event’s host town, made the… Read more by David Evans October 22, 2020 1 min
Extreme E News F1 champion Nico Rosberg joins Extreme E with own team Nico Rosberg has joined his former Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton as a team owner in the inaugural season of Extreme E. The 2016… Read more by David Evans October 21, 2020 2 min
WRC Features What I miss about Rally Germany, by David Evans Rally Germany. Got to be honest, this one was a slow burner for me. I’m not the biggest fan of this style of asphalt rally… Read more by David Evans October 21, 2020 5 min
WRC News Hyundai reveals new i20 N Rally2 rally car Hyundai Motorsport has revealed its latest offering, the i20 N Rally2 – the successor to its i20 R5. Based on the latest i20 road car,… Read more by David Evans October 21, 2020 2 min
WRC News WRC stars take on Goodwood in Toyota’s homologation special Toyota’s World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans has just decided on his next company car. It wasn’t a difficult choice. He’ll have a GR Yaris,… Read more by David Evans October 20, 2020 2 min
WRC News Hyundai hints at star guest driver for Monza Hyundai Motorsport team principal Andrea Adamo is keen to see more i20 Coupe WRCs competing at the World Rally Championship season finale in Monza –… Read more by David Evans October 20, 2020 1 min
WRC News Yates bags Goodwood SpeedWeek double Whether in the virtual world or real-time rallying, Rhys Yates looks to have found the knack of winning. Mid-lockdown, the Briton took back-to-back esports WRC… Read more by David Evans October 19, 2020 2 min
Dakar News Loeb and Roma give Prodrive Dakar T1 test debut Sébastien Loeb and Nani Roma have driven Prodrive’s Bahrain Raid Xtreme Dakar Rally T1 car for the first time at a private test venue in… Read more by David Evans October 19, 2020 2 min
WRC News Hyundai linked with move away from WRC from 2023 Hyundai Motorsport has been linked to a move from the World Rally Championship to a sportscar program from 2023. If Hyundai does depart the WRC,… Read more by David Evans October 19, 2020 3 min
WRC Features What Neste’s exit means for Rally Finland Earlier this week it was announced that Neste would stop sponsoring Rally Finland after 26 years as title backer. David Evans reflects on the end… Read more by David Evans October 17, 2020 5 min
WRC News WRC’s second tier will go hybrid in 2023 The FIA has confirmed hybrid systems will be deployed to Rally2 cars with the target of homologation for 2023. The WRC’s second-tier formula will employ… Read more by David Evans October 16, 2020 1 min
WRC News WRC 2022 hybrid testing delayed until next February The FIA has confirmed it doesn’t expect testing of next-generation 2022 Rally1 cars to begin until February next year – a month later than originally… Read more by David Evans October 16, 2020 1 min
