WRC News M-Sport hopes travel restrictions won’t affect Monte plans For the second season in succession, there is concern among British-based World Rally Championship workers at increased restrictions around entering France for next month’s Monte… Read more by David Evans December 22, 2021 2 min
WRC News FIA rally director Matton leaves position FIA rally director Yves Matton has left his position with the governing body. Matton, who had run the FIA’s rallies department since January 2018, offered… Read more by David Evans December 21, 2021 2 min
WRC News Fourmaux gets full-time Rally1 seat with M-Sport It’s 20 years since there was no full-time French World Rally Championship driver competing at the highest level, and on Tuesday M-Sport allayed the fears… Read more by David Evans December 21, 2021 3 min
Rally News Max McRae graduates to full Subaru program for 2022 Almost two decades on from his father’s last full season with Subaru, Max McRae will drive an Impreza WRX STI through 2022. McRae will utilize… Read more by David Evans December 20, 2021 3 min
WRC News Lappi won’t compete when Ogier does next season Toyota will not run Sébastien Ogier and Esapekka Lappi on the same event this season, despite having the option of a fifth Yaris Rally1 later… Read more by David Evans December 20, 2021 2 min
WRC News Breen moves on from historic rallying to focus on WRC As usual, DirtFish delivers the latest news from an M-Sport Monday and today’s news is that lead driver Craig Breen has retired. Retired, that is,… Read more by David Evans December 20, 2021 3 min
WRC News Fowler rules himself out of Hyundai boss contention Toyota technical director Tom Fowler has ruled himself out of the running for the role of Hyundai Motorsport World Rally Championship team principal. Fowler was… Read more by David Evans December 18, 2021 2 min
WRC News Toyota’s Tom Fowler emerges as Hyundai team boss candidate Toyota Gazoo Racing technical director Tom Fowler has emerged as the latest name to be linked to Hyundai Motorsport’s list of potential new World Rally… Read more by David Evans December 17, 2021 2 min
WRC News Door still open for Loeb as M-Sport holds Monte entries The door remains open for Sebastien Loeb to make a sensational World Rally Championship return following M-Sport’s decision to hold its entries open for next… Read more by David Evans December 17, 2021 2 min
WRC Opinion Success or failure? Todt’s rallying legacy at the FIA The desk has been cleared. The pictures packed away. Any minute now, the name will be coming off the door. It’s Jean Todt’s last day… Read more by David Evans December 17, 2021 5 min
WRC Features Opinion Who could fill the Adamo void at Hyundai? Replace Andrea Adamo as team principal at Hyundai Motorsport. Fancy it? Me? Not a chance. I’d prefer a shot at something much more straightforward, such… Read more by David Evans December 16, 2021 5 min
WRC News Neuville gives his account of 30-meter drop in test crash Thierry Neuville has told DirtFish about the terrifying moment when he went over the edge of a cliff during his first test of Hyundai’s all-new… Read more by David Evans December 15, 2021 2 min
WRC Features Why FIA presidential race reminds Reid of his WRC days Robert Reid knows this feeling. He’s been here before. It’s just the suit that’s different. Very different. Big week this one for the 2001 World… Read more by David Evans December 15, 2021 3 min
WRC Features “I’m still excited” – How Ogier’s prepared for a different Monte The mysterious livery weaves from one side of the road to the other with increasing levels of energy. A burst of acceleration is followed by… Read more by David Evans December 14, 2021 10 min +
WRC News Neuville will return to Rally1 testing on Wednesday Thierry Neuville will get Hyundai Motorsport’s 2022 testing program back on the road when he steps aboard a new i20 N Rally1, 11 days after… Read more by David Evans December 14, 2021 2 min
WRC News M-Sport to test Rally1 car in Arctic this week M-Sport Ford World Rally team principal Richard Millener says he’s confident and relaxed as the Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrid heads into its final development test… Read more by David Evans December 14, 2021 2 min
WRC News M-Sport yet to enter Loeb for Monte With just three days remaining before the Monte Carlo Rally entry deadline, DirtFish understands M-Sport Ford World Rally Team has committed just two Rally1 cars… Read more by David Evans December 14, 2021 1 min
WRC News Huge uncertainty over 100% reliability early in 2022 – Ogier Defending World Rally Champion Sébastien Ogier says there is a “huge question mark” over how many Rally1 cars will run without reliability issues when they… Read more by David Evans December 13, 2021 1 min
