WRC News Why Portugal’s itinerary was so long FIA sporting delegate Timo Rautiainen has explained the thinking behind Rally Portugal’s brutal itinerary. Even before the fifth round of this year’s World Rally Championship… Read more by Luke Barry May 20, 2025 2 min
WRC Features What we learned from Rally Portugal 2025 After the unique events that kickstart the season, it’s long been said that Rally Portugal is the first true indicator of everyone’s form, and potential,… Read more by Luke Barry May 19, 2025 5 min
WRC Features Cunning Ogier flexed his new best trait to punish Tänak He was quite literally on the floor. Parked up in the quaint Portuguese village of Fridão, rallying’s eight-time world champion needed time to cool his… Read more by Luke Barry May 19, 2025 5 min
ARA News How Raftery aims to climb the podium steps in Oregon Podiums are the buzzword for Aoife Raftery right now. The DirtFish Women in Motorsport driver secured one at last month’s Olympus Rally, was cruelly denied… Read more by Luke Barry May 16, 2025 5 min
WRC News No time to eat? Portugal itinerary concerns WRC drivers The statistics tell the story. Ten stages, 91 competitive miles, 16 hours and just two remote service zones. Friday’s leg of Rally Portugal has always… Read more by Luke Barry May 15, 2025 5 min
WRC News Who is M-Sport’s latest privateer? M-Sport Ford has given many drivers their top-flight debuts in the World Rally Championship – not least in the Rally1 era. In fact all four… Read more by Luke Barry May 15, 2025 2 min
WRC News FIA approves reduction to driver language penalties The FIA’s controversial amendments to Appendix B have been “improved” after an extensive review commissioned by president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Appendix B relates to FIA… Read more by Luke Barry May 14, 2025 2 min
WRC Features The one-off alliance that could have been much more Sport is full of tantalizing ‘what ifs’ that frustratingly linger in our minds as unanswered fantasies. This one is no different, but the exception is… Read more by Luke Barry May 13, 2025 5 min
WRC News Sesks focused on experience over results Mãrtiņş Sesks isn’t chasing headline results as he heads into the first of five consecutive World Rally Championship rounds this week with M-Sport. Instead, his priority… Read more by Luke Barry May 13, 2025 3 min
WRC News Hyundai targets ‘championship fightback’ in Portugal Rally Islas Canarias was bad for Hyundai, that much nobody is denying. Even it is aware and seeing the light side with some amusing Uno-based… Read more by Luke Barry May 13, 2025 3 min
WRC News 2027 cars designed not just for WRC The FIA intends for the next set of World Rally Championship regulations to become the backbone of championships all over the world, not just the WRC. Rally1… Read more by Luke Barry May 12, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rally Portugal 2025 data: Entry list + itinerary With more Rally1 cars than we’ve seen for two and a half years, and a record WRC2 entry, 2025’s edition of Rally Portugal is already… Read more by Luke Barry May 12, 2025 3 min
ERC Features What we learned from ERC Hungary The smooth Tarmac rounds of Rally Sierra Morena were traded for the ultra-punishing gravel tracks of Rally Hungary for round two of this year’s European… Read more by Luke Barry May 11, 2025 5 min
WRC Opinion A solution to perfect WRC Sundays The keyboards are no longer tapping as far as the World Rally Championship’s Super Sunday is concerned. The outrage that consumed fans – and it… Read more by Luke Barry May 10, 2025 5 min
WRC Features Loubet’s new perspective in a similar mission There’s a definite level of appreciation – an awareness of how important this chance is. Back in the M-Sport fold – albeit now in a… Read more by Luke Barry May 9, 2025 5 min
WRC News Why Evans has as much trepidation as Rovanperä He may be the World Rally Championship leader, but Elfyn Evans knew who was top dog last time out at Rally Islas Canarias. “You have… Read more by Luke Barry May 9, 2025 3 min
WRC News Neuville “uncomfortable” with his championship position Reigning World Rally champion Thierry Neuville admits he’s “uncomfortable” with where he currently finds himself in the championship. While Neuville led the way from start to finish… Read more by Luke Barry May 8, 2025 2 min
WRC News Hankook bringing an updated tire to Portugal Hankook has already updated the specification of one of its Rally1 tires in time for next week’s Rally Portugal. Taking over from Pirelli as the… Read more by Luke Barry May 8, 2025 3 min
