WRC News WRC’s hybrid contract still valid until 2026 When the FIA World Motorsport Council announced its new roadmap for the World Rally Championship on Wednesday, the standout headline was obvious. Hybrid had been… Read more by James Bowen March 1, 2024 3 min
WRC Opinion How will Rally1 hybrid be remembered? Debate is rife in the World Rally Championship right now, and one of the hottest topics on the table is the championship’s technical regulations. Rally1… Read more by James Bowen February 29, 2024 5 min
WRC News Fourmaux’s candid admission after Rally Sweden M-Sport’s Adrien Fourmaux was in an exuberant mood. That was fair enough. It was Saturday night on Rally Sweden, and the Frenchman had just completed… Read more by James Bowen February 29, 2024 3 min
Women in motorsport News FIA names Solberg as WRC Commission president DirtFish Women in Motorsport Summit panellist Pernilla Solberg has been named as president of the World Rally Championship commission. Solberg, a highly regarded driver and… Read more by James Bowen February 28, 2024 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä chases Swedish redemption in Kenya Toyota has announced its driver line-up for next month’s Safari Rally Kenya, with double world champion Kalle Rovanperä chasing a second African win in three… Read more by James Bowen February 28, 2024 1 min
WRC Features The Toyota WRC car you might’ve missed If you’ve been even a casual observer of the World Rally Championship over the last seven years, it’s fair to say you’ll be fairly used… Read more by James Bowen February 28, 2024 2 min
WRC News How Rally of Nations kept México’s WRC dream alive Last week’s third-running of México’s Rally of Nations was a roaring success. While the Rally1 cars of the World Rally Championship may have been missing,… Read more by James Bowen February 27, 2024 2 min
WRC News Hyundai chief wary of WRC’s Rally2 temptation Will Rally2 really replace Rally1 as the basis for the World Rally Championship’s top tier? That debate has been simmering away through the first two… Read more by James Bowen February 25, 2024 3 min
WRC News Hyundai reveals its Rally2 plans Hyundai is set to deliver a much-anticipated upgrade package to its i20 N Rally2, with the manufacturer targeting FIA homologation for the car’s next evolution… Read more by James Bowen February 23, 2024 3 min
WRC News Abiteboul: We won’t ask Tänak to change Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul won’t ask Ott Tänak to change his driving style to suit the i20 N Rally1, but will focus on tweaking… Read more by James Bowen February 22, 2024 2 min
WRC Opinion Why Rally Sweden brings out the best in the WRC I’ve never seen so many smiling faces in one day. The day in question is Wednesday. Specifically, last Wednesday, the day before Rally Sweden got… Read more by James Bowen February 22, 2024 3 min
WRC Features The story behind Fourmaux’s maiden WRC podium Less than a month ago, questions remained about M-Sport Ford and its Rally1 returnee Adrien Fourmaux. Was a year of rebuilding confidence in Rally2 machinery… Read more by James Bowen February 20, 2024 5 min
WRC Features How Esapekka Lappi came in out of the dark Absent from the French Alps, there was one Finn everybody was talking about ahead of last week’s Rally Sweden. Turned out it was the wrong… Read more by James Bowen February 19, 2024 10 min +
WRC News The Sweden condition factor on every WRC driver’s mind Umeå was a winter wonderland on Wednesday as the World Rally Championship crews completed their Rally Sweden recces. It’s been snowing for weeks in this… Read more by James Bowen February 14, 2024 3 min
WRC Features The driver who’s chased Rally Sweden victories through six decades For over 50 years, Rally Sweden has been a highlight of the World Rally Championship calendar. As the championship’s only full-winter rally for most of… Read more by James Bowen February 14, 2024 5 min
WRC Features Rally Sweden 2024 form guide The World Rally Championship’s only winter rally is upon us, and predicting which of the nine Rally1 runners will take the victory is as tough… Read more by James Bowen February 13, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Rally Sweden 2024: Entry list + itinerary Snow is back on the menu in the World Rally Championship as the series makes the long journey north to Umeå and Rally Sweden this… Read more by James Bowen February 12, 2024 3 min
WRC Features A WRC postcard from the beach February in Northern Europe. It’s grey, it’s cold, it’s windy and it’s damp. So to warm up those of us still struggling through the depths… Read more by James Bowen February 7, 2024 2 min
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