WRC News Hyundai’s secrecy over its updated Rally1 car I already knew the response I’d get before I asked the question, but it would be remiss not to try. Details of Hyundai’s revised i20… Read more by Luke Barry February 3, 2025 2 min
WRC Features Becoming a hero by paying tribute to your own Caught up in the moment, it could easily have been 1999 again: the Monte Carlo Rally where Ford and Colin McRae made a splash with… Read more by Luke Barry February 2, 2025 5 min
Dakar Podcast Colin Clark’s Dakar and Saudi Arabia experience For those of us who’ve never been, the Dakar is a challenge impossible to understand. A gruelling, two-week onslaught where human endurance and performance is… Read more by Luke Barry February 1, 2025 10 min +
ERC News Verstappen heads to the ERC for 2025 Jos Verstappen will take on a full European Rally Championship season in 2025 alongside his Belgian championship commitments. Verstappen, the father of four-time Formula 1… Read more by Luke Barry January 31, 2025 2 min
WRC News Did Rovanperä’s circuit racing affect his Monte? Two weeks prior to the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally, Hyundai’s trio of drivers were putting the i20 N Rally1 through its paces. Toyota’s drivers were… Read more by Luke Barry January 31, 2025 2 min
WRC Features The live off-stage thrill Monte Carlo Rally delivered “Five… four… three… two… one.” If Brenten Kelly (DirtFish head of brand) ever fancies becoming a co-driver, he’ll get a solid reference from me. Clear,… Read more by Luke Barry January 30, 2025 3 min
WRC News Fourth car unlikely for Hyundai in 2025 Hyundai Motorsport is unlikely to run extra cars during the 2025 World Rally Championship season, with president and team principal Cyril Abiteboul keen to “really… Read more by Luke Barry January 30, 2025 2 min
WRC Features “I was s****ing myself” – McErlean’s Rally1 debut Rally1 newbie Josh McErlean has been nothing but pragmatic about his huge World Rally Championship opportunity with M-Sport in 2025. This chance? He never expected it… Read more by Luke Barry January 29, 2025 3 min
WRC News Neuville unconcerned by bad start to title defense World Rally Championship titles have been won from worse positions. Perhaps Richard Burns is the best example as he failed to score points in either of… Read more by Luke Barry January 29, 2025 2 min
WRC News Drivers deliver initial verdict on Hankook’s WRC tires New World Rally Championship tire supplier Hankook has been praised for the robustness of its tires following the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally. For 2025 Hankook… Read more by Luke Barry January 28, 2025 2 min
News Latvala: I blame myself for Toyota’s Monte crashes With just seconds to go before he was due to head off, Takamoto Katsuta emerged from the darkness, phone in hand. Flashlight activated, he aimed… Read more by Luke Barry January 28, 2025 3 min
WRC Features What we learned from Monte Carlo Rally 2025 Reading too much into a rally as unpredictable as Monte Carlo can, at times, be a fool’s game. But when it opens the curtain on… Read more by Luke Barry January 27, 2025 5 min
WRC Features Ogier the king as WRC pack reshuffles Had I closed my eyes, I’m sure I’d have thought I was at a soccer match. The sudden eruption from the crowd was breathtaking. Sébastien… Read more by Luke Barry January 27, 2025 10 min +
WRC News Solberg penalized five minutes for drifting at Monaco GP hairpin Oliver Solberg has been handed a five-minute time penalty at the Monte Carlo Rally for ‘exhibition driving’ at the famous Fairmont hairpin. On his first… Read more by Luke Barry January 26, 2025 2 min
WRC Features Ogier’s 10 Monte Carlo Rally wins ranked After winning the opening round of the 2025 World Rally Championship season, Sébastien Ogier’s name is now proudly printed on the Monte Carlo Rally’s roll… Read more by Luke Barry January 26, 2025 5 min
WRC News Where has Tänak’s dominant speed come from? Ever since the World Rally Championship season was launched in Monaco last Sunday, Ott Tänak has seemed a changed character. Happier; more relaxed; more talkative…. Read more by Luke Barry January 25, 2025 3 min
WRC News Fourmaux steals second from Evans in Monte Adrien Fourmaux has overhauled Elfyn Evans for second place at the Monte Carlo Rally, as Sébastien Ogier continues to lead. Evans began Saturday’s leg just… Read more by Luke Barry January 25, 2025 3 min
WRC Opinion Munster’s made a point with his Monte magic None of us know a lot about Hankook’s new-for-2025 World Rally Championship rubber. But the heavy hitters all called one bit right. The one who learns… Read more by Luke Barry January 24, 2025 3 min
