WRC Features One more magic Monte moment Monte’s done. Isn’t it? So why another Lancia Fulvia mid-French Alps in the sort of snow we could only dream about last week? Turns out… Read more by David Evans January 31, 2024 2 min
WRC Features The thinking behind Sardinia’s new route Somewhat out of the blue, Rally Italy Sardinia dropped a bit of a bombshell. Its Rally Guide 1 document landed, standard procedure where a rally’s… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 31, 2024 3 min
Dakar Features Dacia’s anti-Audi approach to Dakar Sébastien Loeb could only look on in envy as Audi’s three musketeers banded together to shepherd Carlos Sainz home to victory. On the penultimate stage,… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 31, 2024 5 min
WRC Features How Neuville beat the local hero to secure a masterful Monte victory Would it be a real Monte? Could it be a real Monte with temperatures knocking on the door of 20 degrees on some parts of… Read more by David Evans January 29, 2024 10 min +
WRC Features The unexpected benefit of the farmers strike on WRC Monte To the French farmers, thank you. Didn’t see that one coming, did you? When Monte Carlo Rally clerk of the course Alain Pallanca’s communication number… Read more by David Evans January 25, 2024 3 min
WRC Features A co-driver’s guide to the 2024 Monte route With the base for this year’s Monte Carlo Rally moving to Gap (France), the route for the World Rally Championship’s season opener is almost entirely… Read more by James Bowen January 25, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Monte Carlo Rally 2024 form guide The rallying world descends on Monte Carlo this week for the opening round of the 2024 World Rally Championship. With just eight Rally1 cars entered,… Read more by James Bowen January 24, 2024 3 min
WRC Features An F1 winner’s Monte Carlo cameo Give it a shake. It’s the 1984 Monte Carlo Rally snow globe. Yes, you’re right, we probably could have gone with an Audi from the… Read more by David Evans January 24, 2024 2 min
WRC Features Examining the practical effects of the new WRC points system It was a rotten job, but someone had to do it. After several days of slaving over a spreadsheet, I found the answer to a… Read more by Andrew Mair January 23, 2024 5 min
WRC Features The worst WRC team debut ever The phone rang. Two-time World Rally champion Carlos Sainz was calling. “Are you going crazy or what?” queried Sainz. “What on earth are you doing… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 22, 2024 5 min
Rallycross Features Braving DirtFish’s deep freeze Rhys Haydon climbed out of his Porsche 944 and grimaced. Trying to get his coat on, he fumbled the zip and instead pulled it around… Read more by David Evans January 21, 2024 2 min
Features What stopped the start of the WRC? The World Rally Championship wasn’t even a year old when it became clear the 1974 season wouldn’t be starting when it was supposed to. Fifty… Read more by David Evans January 21, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Opinion Wilson: Fourmaux’s a clever boy There’s a distinct sense of déjà vu about Adrien Fourmaux’s return to the top class of the World Rally Championship for this season. Having secured… Read more by James Bowen January 21, 2024 5 min
WRC Features The “love-hate” Monte Carlo relationship in its fifth decade Few events generate captivating stories quite like the Monte Carlo Rally. And there are plenty of Monte stories: rallying history can be traced back to… Read more by James Bowen January 20, 2024 5 min
Features When Audi took revenge on Lancia The war was done. Lancia won. Famously. But what followed? Did the Turinese roll into Monte Carlo for a sixth win in 10 years in… Read more by David Evans January 18, 2024 5 min
WRC Features What can M-Sport expect from 2024? We’ve been here before. Sort of. M-Sport and young drivers, it’s nothing new. The team itself was keen to point this out when announcing Adrien… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 18, 2024 5 min
WRC Features Ford’s Monte dilemma at the dawn of Group A And then it was 1987. A month and three days after saying farewell to Ford’s rocketship RS200, Stig Blomqvist had a decision to make. The… Read more by David Evans January 17, 2024 2 min
WRC Features How M-Sport’s WRC rookie plans to capitalize on its “outsider” status “I started in 2017 and now we are here. We just want to make it work!” A lifetime of work has led up to this…. Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 16, 2024 3 min
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