WRC News New WRC Promoter promises to “never change the DNA of rally” WRC Promoter CEO Eric Boullier has spoken publicly for the first time since the promoter sale was agreed, reassuring rally fans with the news “we… Read more by David Evans August 29, 2026 2 min
WRC News Ogier calls for action after Paraguay tire problems Sébastien Ogier has been there. He’s seen it. Done it. And won it nine times. Mid-way through his 212thWorld Rally Championship start – 69 of… Read more by David Evans August 29, 2026 3 min
Rally News Sordo and Ingram join Rally Series for round four World Rally Championship event winner Dani Sordo and former European Rally Champion Chris Ingram will star at next weekend’s Rally Series qualifier in Portugal. Spaniard… Read more by David Evans August 29, 2026 2 min
WRC News Hankook responds to spate of Paraguay tire issues Hankook has defended its position following an opening day of Rally del Paraguay dominated by punctures and delaminations. Takamoto Katsuta was the only Rally1 driver… Read more by David Evans August 29, 2026 3 min
News Hyundai fearful of a wet weekend in Paraguay Slightly leftfield question for a Friday morning, but how familiar are you with the potter’s wheel? Sébastien Ogier is probably more familiar than he thinks… Read more by David Evans August 28, 2026 3 min
WRC Features Can AI really predict WRC? We use data modelling to find out What did you think of AI’s view of the remainder of the season? About right? Miles off? If only there was a way we could… Read more by David Evans August 27, 2026 10 min +
WRC News FIA to allow open powertrain choice for WRC from 2029 Anybody for a V8? Or maybe a V6? Full EV? How about hydrogen? Retro hybrid maybe? When they first landed, the beating heart of the… Read more by David Evans August 26, 2026 3 min
WRC News Three Chinese manufacturers showing interest in WRC Three Chinese manufacturers are showing active interest in the potential for a World Rally Championship program – and China itself is pushing hard for a… Read more by David Evans August 24, 2026 2 min
Cars Features Subaru’s Legacy continues Project Midnight? Nah, it’s not for me. It’s not what a Subaru is supposed to be. On my desk, I have three competition car models…. Read more by David Evans August 19, 2026 3 min
WRC Podcast Julien Ingrassia recounts Ogier Finland crash Julien Ingrassia has talked of the moment he and Sébastien Ogier crashed out of Secto Rally Finland, admitting he feared the worst as the Toyota… Read more by David Evans August 18, 2026 2 min
WRC Features Remembering Alex Fiorio: 1965-2026 I’d read lots – probably too much – about Alex Fiorio. And now, here he was, standing in front of me. He was pouring himself… Read more by David Evans August 17, 2026 3 min
WRC News RallyOne Project not targeting a full season in 2027 RallyOne Project’s first chassis is in build and is expected to be testing at the start of September – with a Monte Carlo Rally debut… Read more by David Evans August 15, 2026 3 min
Off-Road News Defender creates Dakar-inspired road car The stage-to-road story is a well-trodden path. Most recently, it’s been a Rovanperä or Ogier beefed-up-and-badged Toyota GR Yaris – the World Rally Championship has… Read more by David Evans August 14, 2026 3 min
Women in motorsport Features Using rallying to empower a disability Meet Erin Alberda. She’s the true face of inspiration, bravery, dignity, and now rallying. On her horse, Alberda was a world-class competitor who represented the… Read more by David Evans August 12, 2026 5 min
Rally News The tire Sainz, McRae and Auriol all wanted It’s the tire Carlos Sainz, Colin McRae and Didier Auriol all wanted. And now MRF has delivered it. The ZWM2 is made for mud, and… Read more by David Evans August 9, 2026 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä has an ‘open mind’ for the future High on the hill above Jyväskylä, waiting patiently for the Harju stage, fans massed for one man. Kalle Rovanperä. The two-time world champion’s absence from… Read more by David Evans August 5, 2026 2 min
WRC Features How the WRC Promoter deal was done What were you doing at eight o’clock on Christmas morning? Same. Family time. That was what Éric Boullier had planned. Planned. It didn’t play out… Read more by David Evans August 4, 2026 5 min
WRC News Toyota confirms cause of Ogier’s Finland crash Toyota technical director Tom Fowler has confirmed Sébastien Ogier’s GR Yaris Rally1 suffered no mechanical failure ahead of the crash which cost the nine-time world… Read more by David Evans August 3, 2026 3 min
