Author David Evans

Behind the scenes of the Solbergs’ visit to DirtFish

Getting Hollywood out of Hollywood wasn’t going to be easy. In the end, a trip to DirtFish did the trick. But this was not ordinary… Read more

by David Evans November 22, 2022 5 min

Is Lappi’s switch to Hyundai an inspired decision?

For the sixth time in eight years, Esapekka Lappi will start a World Rally Championship campaign with a different team in 2023. He’s gone from… Read more

by David Evans November 18, 2022 5 min

Katsuta to share third Toyota with Ogier in 2023

Toyota has confirmed Takamoto Katsuta will step up to the main team for next season, sharing a third GR Yaris Rally1 with Sébastien Ogier. The… Read more

by David Evans November 17, 2022 2 min

Opinion

Where did it go wrong for Breen at M-Sport?

Sometimes, it’s just not supposed to be. Who’s fault was it? Did Craig Breen forget how to drive? Or did M-Sport forget how to engineer… Read more

by David Evans November 17, 2022 3 min

Breen leaves M-Sport, set for Hyundai return

Craig Breen’s departure from M-Sport Ford has been confirmed – he will return to Hyundai Motorsport for next season. Breen’s first full World Rally Championship… Read more

by David Evans November 17, 2022 2 min

The WRC podium everyone cared about

Ott Tänak doesn’t do things without a good reason. It’s not what he’s about. So, when he reached the end of his last ever (let’s… Read more

by David Evans November 16, 2022 2 min

Understanding what went wrong on Rally Japan

Extinction rebellion was very much in evidence on the opening day of Rally Japan. Standing at the side of the road in Odocho, the Somethingosaurus… Read more

by David Evans November 16, 2022 5 min

Hyundai’s latest win demonstrates its missed 2022 potential

Midway through Mäeküla, Saturday morning in Estonia. July. Give or take, the season’s midpoint. First half, Toyota. Second half, very, very much Hyundai. Hats off… Read more

by David Evans November 14, 2022 5 min

Landais reminded Ogier of Ingrassia in Japan

There’s something enormously soothing in a recognizable voice. Just ask Sébastien Ogier. For 168 of the 174 World Rally Championship events he has started, he… Read more

by David Evans November 13, 2022 3 min

Toyota unveils its GR Yaris Rally2

Toyota president and CEO Akio Toyoda revealed Toyota’s all-new GR Yaris Rally2 concept car at Rally Japan on Saturday. The car, which tested for the… Read more

by David Evans November 12, 2022 2 min

Rally Japan will stop immediately if another safety breach occurs

For the first time in the history of the World Rally Championship, an event – this week’s Rally Japan – has been threatened with being… Read more

by David Evans November 12, 2022 2 min

Witnessing every WRC driver’s worst nightmare

Nothing prepares you for a sight like this one. Nothing. Hyundai i20 N Rally1 chassis #4 appears to have melted into the Aichi asphalt on… Read more

by David Evans November 11, 2022 3 min

FIA to investigate “serious breach” of safety

The FIA has launched an investigation into what it’s labeled a ‘serious breach’ of safety after a non-competing car drove the wrong way down the… Read more

by David Evans November 11, 2022 3 min

How Tänak’s feeling as his Hyundai chapter ends

Demob-happy? Maybe just happy. Either would work for Ott Tänak on Wednesday night. Especially when he was talking about Japanese nature and his ability to… Read more

by David Evans November 10, 2022 3 min

David Evans: Why I’ve missed the trip to Japan

Barely out of the Tokyo suburbs and I’m already pulling 200mph, while eating a mince pie bought from Pret in London yesterday. Or was it… Read more

by David Evans November 9, 2022 3 min

ARA

Gino WRC Invest gears up for ARA in 2023

Italian-based team Gino WRC Invest is looking to establish itself in the American Rally Association, offering a fleet of Rally2 cars for hire in the… Read more

by David Evans November 6, 2022 2 min