WRC News Monza instaled as WRC finale in place of Japan Monza Rally has been confirmed as the final round of this year’s World Rally Championship, replacing Rally Japan which was lost to the COVID-19 pandemic… Read more by David Evans September 12, 2021 2 min
WRC Features When McRae juggled danger to win his first Acropolis with Ford Saturday morning, Acropolis Rally, 2000. Colin McRae has a plan. The Mendenitsa stage, just south of Lamia, has a double jump near the finish. The… Read more by David Evans September 9, 2021 2 min
WRC News Fourmaux’s focus for Acropolis and beyond M-Sport Ford driver Adrien Fourmaux is hoping four successive World Rally Championship rounds in a Ford Fiesta WRC will be his springboard into a full-time… Read more by David Evans September 9, 2021 2 min
Rally News Asia Pacific championship canceled for 2021 This is turning into a tough week for Asian-based rally fans, with the loss of November’s Rally Japan, Takamoto Katsuta not starting the Acropolis Rally… Read more by David Evans September 8, 2021 1 min
WRC News The “buffet” of set-ups required to master the Acropolis Eight summers and eight winters have passed since World Rally Cars last ripped through the center of Greece on the Acropolis Rally. The roads have… Read more by David Evans September 8, 2021 3 min
WRC Features How hybrid fits into WRC’s 360-degree sustainability plan Suddenly, I see. I see the future of the World Rally Championship. There’s more than a hint of green to it, but there’s the real… Read more by David Evans September 7, 2021 3 min
WRC News Rally Japan canceled, with Monza set to take its place What’s not to love about Japan? Let me tell you, nothing. What’s not to love about Rally Japan? Even less. So when is this event… Read more by David Evans September 7, 2021 2 min
WRC News Evans’s Greece preparations disrupted by technical issues As if catching World Rally Championship leader Sébastien Ogier’s not going to be complicated enough over the next four rallies, Elfyn Evans had his pre-Acropolis… Read more by David Evans September 6, 2021 3 min
WRC News Katsuta wants “nice result” on Acropolis for injured Barritt Toyota driver Takamoto Katsuta says he wants to make a “nice result” for his absent World Rally Championship co-driver Dan Barritt at this week’s Acropolis… Read more by David Evans September 6, 2021 2 min
WRC News Acropolis roads will be faster and smoother than expected The World Rally Championship heads out for its first Acropolis Rally recce since 2013 on Monday morning, but DirtFish understands crews could be in for… Read more by David Evans September 6, 2021 3 min
WRC News Tänak: Hyundai’s learned Safari lessons for Acropolis Hyundai Motorsport driver Ott Tänak is confident his team learned a rough rally lesson on the Safari Rally Kenya – but he heads to this… Read more by David Evans September 5, 2021 2 min
WRC News Toyota can’t offer Räikkönen a Rally1 test until mid-2022 While Kimi Räikkönen is busying himself with this week’s Dutch Grand Prix, he does so safe in the knowledge that DirtFish has secured the news… Read more by David Evans September 3, 2021 2 min
WRC Features Opinion: How Greensmith has evolved in 2021 Nobody needed to say anything. Gus Greensmith said it all. He’d arrived at the end of the season’s opening stage and seen the times on… Read more by David Evans September 3, 2021 3 min
Rally News The big names to look out for on Rally Mont-Blanc Morzine Morzine, France. No, it’s not an obvious one, but it’s the place that’s going to be grabbing the eyeballs of rally fans the world over… Read more by David Evans September 3, 2021 2 min
WRC News Evans and Rovanperä try a hybrid WRC car for first time Toyota’s 2022 test program took a step forward this week with current drivers Elfyn Evans and Kalle Rovanperä getting behind the wheel of the hybrid… Read more by David Evans September 3, 2021 2 min
WRC Features Lappi’s journey from “might be the end” to second Toyota shot Esapekka Lappi doesn’t do hyperbole. He’s not known for show. Not a fan of the big talk. When he said at the end of last… Read more by David Evans September 2, 2021 5 min
WRC News Räikkönen doesn’t want schedule like WRC after F1 exit Kimi Räikkönen says any potential return to rallying would be on his terms, and he has no desire to go back to a full “schedule”… Read more by David Evans September 2, 2021 2 min
WRC Features Rovanperä/Katsuta’s sideways fun that’s helping WRC driving There’s sideways, and there’s sideways. Ideally, Toyota World Rally Championship stars Kalle Rovanperä and Takamoto Katsuta don’t do sideways. Their Yaris WRC is designed to… Read more by David Evans September 1, 2021 2 min
