WRC News Only a podium will satisfy Rovanperä in Estonia Toyota’s teenage superstar Kalle Rovanperä has told DirtFish he won’t be happy if he doesn’t repeat his Rally Sweden podium in Estonia this week. The… Read more by David Evans September 4, 2020 2 min
WRC News Breen: Tänak’s influence on Hyundai’s i20 clear Hyundai Motorsport driver Craig Breen says he can see and feel Ott Tänak’s influence on the i20 Coupe WRC as he readies himself for this… Read more by David Evans September 4, 2020 2 min
WRC Features Why the jumps could have the biggest impact on WRC’s return David Lee Roth’s words have rarely been quite so prophetic. Might as well, according to the American, jump. There’s no shortage of opportunities to do… Read more by David Evans September 4, 2020 3 min
News Ogier: We need to take big risks but don’t need to win Sébastien Ogier will not risk chasing rival Ott Tänak for Rally Estonia victory, but the series-leading Toyota driver says he does need big points in… Read more by David Evans September 4, 2020 2 min
WRC News Ogier and Mäkinen question WRC’s September restart World Rally Champions Tommi Mäkinen and Sébastien Ogier have both questioned the series’ late restart in Estonia this week. Current championship leader Ogier and his… Read more by David Evans September 4, 2020 2 min
WRC News Past Estonia experience giving Evans WRC headstart Elfyn Evans says his past experience of Rally Estonia will give him a head start as the World Rally Championship restarts in Tartu this Friday…. Read more by David Evans September 4, 2020 2 min
WRC News Tänak adamant Estonia won’t rival WRC speed record Ott Tänak has scotched speculation that this week’s Rally Estonia could challenge to become the fastest ever round of the World Rally Championship. The Estonian… Read more by David Evans September 4, 2020 1 min
WRC News Neuville focused on beating Toyota title rivals in Estonia Accepting that victory on Rally Estonia will be ‘difficult’, Hyundai Motorsport’s Thierry Neuville will focus his attention on finishing ahead of Toyota’s Sébastien Ogier and… Read more by David Evans September 4, 2020 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä finding fast rallies easier than he expected On the eve of what will be the fastest rally of his short career so far, Kalle Rovanperä has told DirtFish that mastering the high-speed… Read more by David Evans September 3, 2020 3 min
WRC News WRC engine specs to be frozen for five years from 2021 The World Rally Championship’s Rally1 engine specifications will be frozen for the next five years from April 1 next season as part of the drive… Read more by David Evans September 3, 2020 2 min
WRC Features When Grönholm beat Loeb in New Zealand by 0.3 seconds Marcus Grönholm’s not really a stand-on-the-roof kind of chap. Nor is he a fist-pumper. One Sunday in Hamilton 13 years ago, he was both. And… Read more by David Evans September 2, 2020 3 min
WRC News Why running first on the road might not hurt in Estonia One much-talked about topic in the World Rally Championship service park this week is the potential for winners and losers when it comes to the… Read more by David Evans September 2, 2020 2 min
WRC Features Q&A with Ott Tänak DirtFish’s David Evans caught up with Hyundai’s Ott Tänak before the start of his home rally in Estonia, which could mark a changing of the… Read more by David Evans September 2, 2020 2 min
WRC Features When Vatanen lost an hour and still nearly won When Turin committed three factory Fiat 131 Abarths to New Zealand’s inaugural World Rally Championship qualifier, an Italian sledgehammer had been deployed to smash a… Read more by David Evans September 1, 2020 5 min
WRC Video DirtFish Estonia diary: Trying not to crash a CrossKart Our first day back at World Rally Championship work simply couldn’t have gone better. Estonia has delivered in spades – and we’re still four days… Read more by David Evans September 1, 2020 3 min
WRC Opinion Rally Estonia Form Guide The waiting is over. Or it will be come Saturday morning. Friday night’s Tartu loosener doesn’t really count. All eyes will be on the first… Read more by David Evans September 1, 2020 5 min
WRC News How Evans plans to flip his Rally Estonia fortunes One section of Rally Estonia’s Arula stage will hold Elfyn Evans’ focus longer than most when the Welshman returns to a corner that ruled him… Read more by David Evans September 1, 2020 3 min
WRC Opinion Why New Zealand is WRC’s perfect host With the greatest of respect to Estonia and Estonians, we shouldn’t be here this week. Lovely as Tartu is, this wasn’t the plan for the… Read more by David Evans August 31, 2020 5 min
