WRC News Toyota committed to retaining Rovanperä Toyota remains absolutely committed to retaining Kalle Rovanperä beyond the end of this season – that’s the word of team principal Jari-Matti Latvala. DirtFish broke… Read more by David Evans June 5, 2023 2 min
WRC Features Toyoda jokes Toyota’s water splash problem began in 2019 As you might expect, Toyota Gazoo Racing technical director Tom Fowler has some very solid thinking on why the GR Yaris Rally1 turned its nose… Read more by David Evans June 5, 2023 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä in talks with Hyundai for next season Kalle Rovanperä’s manager Timo Jouhki is understood to have opened discussions with Hyundai Motorsport with a view to a sensational Rovanperä switch from Toyota. The… Read more by David Evans June 5, 2023 2 min
WRC Features Sardinia was the WRC at its very best In the end, Elfyn Evans gave up. What was the point? There was no point. Best be brave. And get wet. The Welshman’s battle with… Read more by David Evans June 5, 2023 5 min
WRC News Ogier: It’s time for a WRC rethink Sébastien Ogier has spoken passionately about the need for change and a rethink in the World Rally Championship. The eight-time title winner’s comments follow criticism… Read more by David Evans June 4, 2023 2 min
WRC News Sardinia harbor jump celebration banned this year It just won’t be the same. The second most famous jump at Rally Italy Sardinia has been banned. It’s outrageous. The finish just won’t be… Read more by David Evans June 3, 2023 2 min
WRC Features Taking a look at Sardinia’s brand-new stage Sébastien Ogier, Thierry Neuville, Esapekka Lappi and DirtFish are all in complete agreement. Totally aligned. Friday morning’s opener is going to be some way to… Read more by David Evans June 1, 2023 3 min
WRC News Solberg has moved on from donut saga Oliver Solberg is done with the donuts. The only spin he’s interested in these days is the DirtFish podcast. And that won’t be changing in… Read more by David Evans June 1, 2023 2 min
Rally News Mythical Cars Rally preparing for its future In the wake of a hugely successful debut, the organizer of Logiman Mythical Cars Rally has already started the process of building towards next year’s… Read more by David Evans May 31, 2023 2 min
ARA News Lia Block on M-Sport’s radar Lighting up Oregon Trail Rally with a stellar fourth-place performance has placed Lia Block on radars around the world. Nowhere more so than in M-Sport’s… Read more by David Evans May 29, 2023 3 min
WRC News Sardinia a good event for Evans to rebuild He’s had to wait a while, but next week Jari-Matti Latvala will be very happy to see Elfyn Evans taking his medicine. Nobody knows Evans’… Read more by David Evans May 28, 2023
Rally News Grönholm crashes out of Mythical Cars Rally Hero to zero is too strong for a two-time world champion. But Marcus Grönholm wouldn’t argue with the sentiment at the end of the opening… Read more by David Evans May 26, 2023 3 min
ARA Features Lia Block chasing European rally debut Not since Sébastien Loeb have we seen such a gymnastics-based approach to pre-stage preparations. Lia Block’s feet replaced her hands on the floor and, right… Read more by David Evans May 26, 2023 5 min
Rally Features How Mythical Cars is already delivering It’s September 2002. Again. Sugarbabes are going round and round and, over the morning’s first espresso, I’m watching Freddy Loix inch a beautiful Hyundai Accent… Read more by David Evans May 26, 2023 5 min
WRC Suninen tests Hyundai Rally1 car Teemu Suninen tested a Hyundai i20 N Rally1 for the second time on Thursday. Team principal Cyril Abiteboul moved quickly to dispel speculation that the… Read more by David Evans May 25, 2023 3 min
WRC News How Pirelli is helping Rally Japan improve its show Sending cars sideways on asphalt has always been complicated if the weather’s not playing ball. It’s for that very reason that the Rally Japan organizer… Read more by David Evans May 25, 2023 2 min
WRC News Demaison joins Hyundai as technical director It had to happen. The biggest surprise is that it took so long. Francois-Xavier Demaison will return to the World Rally Championship with Hyundai Motorsport…. Read more by David Evans May 24, 2023 3 min
ARA Features How Oregon Trail Rally revelled in the heat Opening the door just made it worse. The dust at the end of the Starveout stage on Sunday afternoon was unreal. Sitting behind the wheel… Read more by David Evans May 23, 2023 5 min
