WRC Features Monte revealed its fearsome glory Due west of Gap, not long after six on Sunday morning, the Monte bared its teeth. As the inky black depths of a cloudless, horribly… Read more by David Evans January 27, 2025 5 min
WRC News Evans aware any Rovanperä weakness won’t last long Don’t be fooled. Kalle Rovanperä’s inability to find the ultimate pace in Monte Carlo has been baffling to onlookers, but his Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans… Read more by David Evans January 25, 2025 2 min
WRC Features Why this year’s Monte will be even harder than normal Familiarity breeds contempt. Not this week, it doesn’t. Not in the mountains towering high above the principality of Monaco. Familiarity in the French Alps could… Read more by David Evans January 20, 2025 3 min
WRC News How much slower will Rally1 cars be without hybrid? What’s the difference? New tires; no hybrid. Yes, but what’s the difference? It’s the question you and I have been pondering since new Rally1 rules… Read more by David Evans January 18, 2025 5 min
WRC Features Pajari’s calculated approach to his first full WRC season This is a very, very big moment for Sami Pajari. It’s one he’s been dreaming about since he started rallying in 2016. Back then it… Read more by David Evans January 16, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä’s support for his only “real friend” in WRC Kalle Rovanperä had to stand on the sidelines and watch it happen. It wasn’t his business, he couldn’t get involved. But it still hurt –… Read more by David Evans January 13, 2025 1 min
News Toyota reveals all-new GR Corolla Rally Concept Toyota Gazoo Racing revealed its GR Corolla Rally Concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon on Sunday. The all-new car is the first official Corolla since… Read more by David Evans January 12, 2025
WRC Features How Rovanperä’s bettered himself ahead of 2025 title push The gap year’s done. He’s back. As Kalle Rovanperä prepares to return the #69 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 to full-time deployment, he takes a moment… Read more by David Evans January 11, 2025 5 min
WRC News FIA president apologizes for lack of WRC fixes FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has apologized to DirtFish for the time it’s taking him to fix the World Rally Championship. Two years ago, Ben… Read more by David Evans January 10, 2025 3 min
Dakar News Sainz retires from the Dakar M-Sport Ford star Carlos Sainz has retired from this year’s Dakar at the end of the 48-hour chrono stage in Bisha. The four-time winner rolled… Read more by David Evans January 6, 2025 1 min
Dakar News The positives M-Sport’s taking from Sainz’s crash Sunday’s been a long day for Carlos Sainz. And it’s not done yet. Tonight, there’s no restaurant, no room service. He’s got a Raptor to… Read more by David Evans January 5, 2025 3 min
Rally Features Fourmaux eyes title fight with Hyundai In the end, nobody was surprised. The world saw this one coming. But still, seeing Adrien Fourmaux in Hyundai overalls looked odd. Less so for… Read more by David Evans January 5, 2025 5 min
Dakar News Defender reveals more details on its Dakar program Standing in the Dakar bivouac, JLR Motorsport director James Barclay looks out across the mountains surrounding Bisha. In 12 months, he’ll be back in the… Read more by David Evans January 3, 2025 2 min
WRC Podcast Will Rovanperä dominate WRC and who’s going to win Dakar? Who’s going to win the Dakar? What about WRC2? Will there be any new winners in the World Rally Championship? And which direction will the… Read more by David Evans January 1, 2025 2 min
Dakar News Loriaux joins Toyota for Dakar development role Christian Loriaux has spent three and a half years battling with Toyota – and now he’s joining the Japanese manufacturer. But the amiable Belgian won’t… Read more by David Evans December 30, 2024 5 min
WRC Video A ‘dirty’ Martini delivered by a Ford Focus WRC The Girardo & Co. Christmas film has become as much a part of the holiday season as turkey and all the trimmings. And this year’s… Read more by David Evans December 24, 2024 2 min
Rally News Rovanperä to start 2025 with 24-hour race debut Dubai. It’s a long way from the frozen twists and turns of a Thursday night run over the Bréziers stage, but it’s where Kalle Rovanperä… Read more by David Evans December 23, 2024 3 min
WRC News The season that cost Latvala his passion First stage after lunch on Friday afternoon in Sardinia five years ago – that’s where Jari-Matti Latvala’s career ended. Remember that one? Tula, second time… Read more by David Evans December 22, 2024
