WRC Features Unraveling the mystery of Monte’s helmet strap fines Helmets and helmet straps found themselves in the unusual position of being in the spotlight at last month’s Monte Carlo Rally, as three crews received… Read more by Ida Wood February 6, 2021 5 min
ERC News ERC delays 2021 start, Azores to begin season The 2021 European Rally Championship calendar has been updated following a change in the COVID-19 pandemic situation in Portugal, with the series’ two trips to… Read more by Ida Wood February 5, 2021 3 min
BRC News English rallying secures forest future Forestry England, the government agency responsible for managing and promoting the nation’s forests, has agreed a new deal that will allow rallying to take place… Read more by Ida Wood February 4, 2021 2 min
ERC News New Renault Clio Trophy joins ERC bill for 2021 Renault’s Clio-based motorsport exploits have expanded into two more rally trophies this year, one of which will be a class in the European Rally Championship… Read more by Ida Wood January 29, 2021 3 min
WRC Features The Ogier exception that proved the Monte Carlo rule The Monte Carlo Rally used to be long; very long. Historically, the biggest challenge of the event was for competitors to actually reach Monaco from… Read more by Ida Wood January 25, 2021 5 min
WRC News Neuville: Wydaeghe will remain co-driver for Arctic Rally Thierry Neuville says his new co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe will remain alongside him for Arctic Rally Finland, after marking their first World Rally Championship start together… Read more by Ida Wood January 24, 2021 3 min
WRC News Monte Carlo powerstage might be “most demanding” ever New Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala thinks the Briançonnet – Entrevaux stage that will conclude the Monte Carlo Rally is “probably the most demanding powerstage”… Read more by Ida Wood January 23, 2021 3 min
WRC Features How Sordo went from “lost” to matching Ogier It’s 6.41am on a Friday morning, and Dani Sordo’s choice word is “difficult”. Several times. He’s describing how he’s shipped 28.8 seconds to Toyota’s Sébastien… Read more by Ida Wood January 22, 2021 3 min
WRC News Adamo takes the hit for poor Hyundai tire choice Hyundai Motorsport team principal Andrea Adamo has taken the blame for the “stupid” tire choice that left his drivers trailing the Toyota’s on the Monte… Read more by Ida Wood January 22, 2021 2 min
WRC News How Neuville rates his start with new co-driver Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville hadn’t driven his Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC with Martijn Wydaeghe alongside him before stage one of the Monte Carlo Rally on Thursday… Read more by Ida Wood January 21, 2021
Off-Road News Race Of Champions to run on ice in 2022 The Race Of Champions, a knock-out format event that started off as a celebration of the World Rally Championship and one of its most famous… Read more by Ida Wood January 21, 2021 2 min
Rally News Toyota’s Hänninen wins Arctic Lapland Rally Juho Hänninen won this week’s Arctic Lapland Rally in Finland, which has ended up in the position of warm-up event for the World Rally Championship’s… Read more by Ida Wood January 16, 2021 2 min
WRC News Neuville changes co-driver for Monte Carlo Hyundai’s World Rally Championship line-up has been tweaked with just a week before the Monte Carlo Rally, as Thierry Neuville has announced Nicolas Gilsoul will… Read more by Ida Wood January 15, 2021 1 min
WRC News UK rallying needs to rethink its future – Richards Motorsport UK chairman David Richards is encouraging discussion about new directions for rallying’s future, rather than “just trying to recreate the past all the time”… Read more by Ida Wood January 11, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Spare tire stops Meeke on day one of Dakar debut Kris Meeke’s Dakar Rally debut has already come to halt after a spare tire in his PH Sport-run side-by-side vehicle caught fire on the very… Read more by Ida Wood January 3, 2021 2 min
WRC News Adamo: Neuville/Tänak efforts made i20 fastest car in 2020 Hyundai Motorsport team principal Andrea Adamo says nice things. Of course he does. Especially when his cars are winning. But even when they’re not, there’s… Read more by Ida Wood January 2, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Loeb’s Dakar 2021 livery revealed The Bahrain Raid Xtreme team that Sébastien Loeb and Nani Roma will drive for on next month’s Dakar Rally has revealed the look of its… Read more by Ida Wood December 18, 2020 1 min
Off-Road News Former VW WRC boss Capito becomes Williams F1 chief Jost Capito, the man at the helm of Volkswagen Motorsport’s domination of the World Rally Championship, has been appointed as the next chief executive officer… Read more by Ida Wood December 17, 2020 2 min
