WRC Features WRC points system criticised by its biggest beneficiary The World Rally Championship’s new points system. Which camp are you in? The most radical change to scoring in WRC history certainly sparked debate when… Read more by Mark Paulson February 19, 2024 3 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 Features The five longest waits for a second WRC win Every rally driver craves that winning feeling. For the professionals, it’s why they take such big risks behind the wheel – the elation of victory… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay February 18, 2024 5 min
WRC Features The lesson Katsuta must learn from Fourmaux Rally Sweden was lining up to be an absolute cracker on Saturday morning. The two world champions had binned it off on Friday and two… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay February 17, 2024 5 min
WRC Features How Oliver Solberg made WRC history Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson made history on Friday night, ending the leg of a World Rally Championship round in third place overall in their… Read more by David Evans February 16, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Sweden’s long wait for a WRC home hero Rally Sweden 2024 marks the 71st staging of the world’s foremost snow-based rally. The first 15 editions, 1950 through 1964, were a midsummer event, the… Read more by Mark Paulson February 15, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Suninen’s plan for another top-level WRC comeback Teemu Suninen is en route to Rally Sweden. He’s back with Hyundai once more, though this time relegated to the Rally2 ranks. Except he’s not… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay February 15, 2024 5 min
WRC Features How Loeb did the unthinkable in Sweden There’s an element of paradox to rallying. On the one hand, it takes tradition seriously: the underlying format has adapted somewhat, been made more time-efficient… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay February 14, 2024 5 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
ARA Features Forget the snow, fan the flames It was a dilemma. Keep staring at it or put it back on his head? That was the question. He kept staring at it. His… Read more by David Evans February 12, 2024 5 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
Nitrocross Features Why the WRC’s most successful team principal has moved to Nitrocross Fifteen years ago Jost Capito had an idea. He called ESPN and told them they needed more cars on track. Rallycross at the X Games… Read more by David Evans February 10, 2024 2 min
ARA Features DirtFish Live Center is back in town (and Michigan) Michigan. Again. Lower Peninsula this time. Last time we were Yoopers. This time we’re Trolls – because we’re below the Mackinac Bridge. This all makes… Read more by David Evans February 8, 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
WRC Features Evans casts doubt on Sweden speed Friday on the Arctic Lapland Rally started well for Elfyn Evans. Crisp, clean snow coated a thick sheet of ice beneath it on Aittajärvi, one… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay February 6, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Are day points the solution to WRC’s scoring debate? Before the Monte Carlo Rally began, I’d already been slaving over a spreadsheet to calculate how the 2024 points system would have rewarded the drivers… Read more by Andrew Mair February 5, 2024 5 min
Rally Features What makes Irish Tarmac so special? Rallying comes in many different flavors. There are the high-speed jumps of the Finnish forests, the abrasive asphalt of Corsica’s 10,000 turns and, of course,… Read more by James Bowen February 1, 2024 3 min
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