WRC News Abiteboul will become Hyundai’s new team principal Cyril Abiteboul will be Hyundai’s new team principal in the World Rally Championship next year, DirtFish understands. Abiteboul will replace deputy team director Julien Moncet,… Read more by Luke Barry December 6, 2022 2 min
WRC News Loubet considering 2023 WRC partnership with Gilsoul Pierre-Louis Loubet will compete with Nicolas Gilsoul in France this weekend, with a view to working with him in next year’s World Rally Championship. Loubet… Read more by Luke Barry December 6, 2022
WRC News Hyundai always knew its i20 Rally1 had speed Even though its start to the World Rally Championship’s hybrid era was nothing short of disastrous, Hyundai deputy team director says the team always knew its… Read more by Luke Barry December 6, 2022 3 min
WRC News Latvala doesn’t want big gaps in Ogier’s 2023 program Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala believes half a season is a “good number” of rallies for Sébastien Ogier to contest, but wants to ensure that… Read more by Luke Barry December 5, 2022 3 min
Rally News Neuville tops class on Spa Rally Thierry Neuville dominated his class to finish sixth overall on the Belgian Rally Championship finale, Spa Rally, at the wheel of a BMW M3 E30…. Read more by Luke Barry December 4, 2022 2 min
ERC Features What we know about Royal Rally of Scandinavia It’s new, yet it isn’t. It’s an international rally in Sweden, but not as you know it. It’s the new European Rally Championship event that… Read more by Luke Barry December 4, 2022 5 min
Rally News Breen denied emotional Killarney win by last stage drama Craig Breen was denied an emotional win on Killarney Historic Rally as his ex-Frank Meagher Ford Sierra RS Cosworth broke a driveshaft at the arrival… Read more by Luke Barry December 3, 2022 2 min
WRC Features The former WRC talent emerging from retirement The last time I spoke to Fredrik Åhlin was all the way back in April, 2020. Working for my previous employer, Motorsport News, the sudden… Read more by Luke Barry December 3, 2022 5 min
Rally Features The quirk in Paddon’s latest success Plonk Hayden Paddon in a Hyundai anywhere in the Asia-Pacific, and more often than not he’ll end that weekend with a win. New Zealand is… Read more by Luke Barry December 2, 2022 5 min
WRC Features WRC manufacturers with the most wins per season Hyundai’s 2022 World Rally Championship campaign ended up being a record breaking one. Not in terms of championship trophies, instead because of how many individual… Read more by Luke Barry December 2, 2022 5 min
WRC Features Top 5 WRC debuts by Formula 1 drivers The demands placed on a Formula 1 driver are very different to what’s expected of a frontline World Rally Championship pilot. The objective is the… Read more by Luke Barry December 1, 2022 5 min
WRC Features How Central European Rally was born It’s always fun to imagine that not all business ideas were born in the boardroom, isn’t it? Sure, there’s a great degree of logic and sense… Read more by Luke Barry December 1, 2022 5 min
WRC News Rovanperä: I need to do better in 2023 I need to do better next year. These are not the words Kalle Rovanperä’s World Rally Championship rivals can afford to hear. But it’s exactly… Read more by Luke Barry November 29, 2022 3 min
WRC News Hyundai confident it can get the best out of Breen Hyundai deputy team director Julien Moncet is adamant it can return new hire Craig Breen “back to the top” after his troubled 2022 season with… Read more by Luke Barry November 29, 2022 3 min
News Renault completes final stage of Rally3 development The Renault Clio Rally3 has completed its final development test ahead of FIA homologation in April 2023. The new car – which joins M-Sport Poland’s… Read more by Luke Barry November 28, 2022 3 min
WRC Opinion Was choosing Ogier the right call? Put yourself in Vincent Landais’ shoes. Sébastien Ogier has just lit up the cellphone. “Vincent, I’m looking at making a change. Are you free to… Read more by Luke Barry November 28, 2022 3 min
ARA Features David Higgins’ son following his father’s footsteps Like father, like son. There’s something about US motorsport and the Higgins family that just works. David has won 10 rally championships in the States,… Read more by Luke Barry November 26, 2022 3 min
ERC News ERC 2023 calendar unveiled The 2023 European Rally Championship calendar has been unveiled, including an all-new summer event in Sweden. Next year’s eight-round series begins with Rally de Fafe… Read more by Luke Barry November 25, 2022 2 min
