WRC News FIA in “accelerated process” to ready hybrids for 2022 WRC The FIA has talked about its ‘accelerated process’ to ensure the hybrid Rally1 cars destined for next year’s World Rally Championship remain on course for… Read more by David Evans April 27, 2021 2 min
WRC News M-Sport releases images of its 2022 Rally1 car testing First pictures of M-Sport Ford’s 2022-specification Rally1 car have been released. Until now, the teams have managed to keep next year’s cars very much undercover…. Read more by David Evans April 27, 2021 2 min
WRC Features Ogier win must be remembered for brilliance and bad judgment Elfyn Evans didn’t need telling. He knew. His eyes gave the game away. Close. Again. A couple of hundred meters away, one Toyota driver’s despair… Read more by David Evans April 26, 2021 5 min
WRC News Ogier handed suspended event ban for Croatia incident Sébastien Ogier has received a suspended ban and a total of a €7000 ($8468) fine following a road accident on the final morning of Rally… Read more by David Evans April 25, 2021 2 min
WRC News Ogier’s “crazy” victory – in his own words In his own words, Sébastien Ogier has been on a rollercoaster in Croatia. He’s crashed, he’s nearly crashed, he’s had punctures, talked to the police,… Read more by David Evans April 25, 2021 3 min
WRC Features How Ogier’s day went from ridiculous to sublime Road sections are dull. Nothing ever really happens on road sections. Until it does. And it certainly did on Sunday. When Sébastien Ogier’s Toyota Yaris… Read more by David Evans April 25, 2021 5 min
WRC News Ogier given all-clear to continue with damaged car Sebastien Ogier’s Toyota has been approved to continue by the FIA following the damage incurred in a road accident ahead of Sunday morning’s opening stage…. Read more by David Evans April 25, 2021 2 min
WRC News Matton adamant no hybrid delays in WRC FIA rally director Yves Matton has assured DirtFish the World Rally Championship’s hybrid plans are on track for January’s Monte Carlo Rally. The series’ hybrid… Read more by David Evans April 24, 2021 2 min
WRC Features What we know about terrifying Rovanperä Croatia crash The road from Rude to Plešivica is not one Kalle Rovanperä will forget for a while. The youngest ever World Rally Championship series leader coming… Read more by David Evans April 23, 2021 5 min
WRC News The 1980 WRC crash Ogier’s near-miss almost recreated Two centimeters. That’s how close the Rude road came to being a modern-day Cabreira, 31 years on from one of Rally Portugal’s most famous moments…. Read more by David Evans April 23, 2021 2 min
WRC Features What will the best tire strategy be in Croatia? On the face of it, Pirelli’s job is a simple one in Croatia this week. If it’s hot, drivers will want the hard P Zero…. Read more by David Evans April 21, 2021 2 min
WRC News Will a lack of Hyundai asphalt experience hurt Tänak? This week’s Rally Croatia will be a step into the unknown for everybody. But for six of the nine factory World Rally Car drivers, the… Read more by David Evans April 21, 2021 2 min
WRC Opinion Why a September Rally Finland will be just as challenging There are many, many cool things about Finland. And even more cool things about Rally Finland. But one of the coolest has to be leaving… Read more by David Evans April 20, 2021 3 min
WRC News M-Sport’s mission for Suninen in Croatia M-Sport team principal Richard Millener has given Teemu Suninen a very straightforward objective on his return to the WRC’s second-tier at this week’s Croatia Rally…. Read more by David Evans April 20, 2021 2 min
WRC News Rally Finland moves to fall date for 2021 Rally Finland has confirmed a September date after the national government cancelled mass gatherings in the summer. Originally scheduled for July 29-August 1, the Jyväskylä-based… Read more by David Evans April 20, 2021 2 min
WRC News Evans’s tribute to “the man who made things happen” To many, he was one of the most inspirational and eminent engineers in the global car industry. To some, for a while at least, he… Read more by David Evans April 19, 2021 2 min
Rally News Max McRae stuns on 4WD debut despite fuel pump failure Sixteen-year-old Max McRae delivered a quite remarkable four-wheel-drive debut at Saturday’s Novus Glass Winvale Park Stages in Western Australia, winning eight stages and only losing… Read more by David Evans April 18, 2021 2 min
Rally News Paddon returns with crushing NZ win in rebuilt Hyundai It might have been 546 days since the last round of the New Zealand Rally Championship, but one thing hadn’t changed. Hayden Paddon remains the… Read more by David Evans April 18, 2021 2 min
