WRC Features What we learned from Rally Finland 2023 So many World Rally Championship drivers long to become a Rally Finland winner. Elfyn Evans has now done it twice. Last weekend was one of… Read more by Luke Barry August 7, 2023 5 min
WRC Features Evans has won Finland before – but this was different The bubble burst. At five o’clock on Friday afternoon, the atmosphere in the Rally Finland service park changed. The Finns were a little bit finished…. Read more by David Evans August 7, 2023 5 min
WRC Features Winners + losers from Rally Finland 2023 Kalle Rovanperä, Ott Tänak and Esapekka Lappi would’ve been many people’s shouts to be the top three finishers on Rally Finland, rather than the three… Read more by Luke Barry August 6, 2023 5 min
WRC Features The Loeb/Tänak club Evans now joins Carlos Sainz, Didier Auriol, Markko Märtin, Sébastien Loeb, Sébastien Ogier, Kris Meeke, Ott Tänak and Elfyn Evans. These are all the non-Scandinavian to have conquered… Read more by Luke Barry August 6, 2023 2 min
WRC Features Why Rally Finland crash prompted Halttunen to shave The moustache is gone. It’s not welcome anymore. Nor was the alarm clock which went off at rally time on Saturday. When Jonne Halttunen and… Read more by David Evans August 5, 2023 3 min
WRC Features Experiencing a Rally Finland stage in a very special car Hannu Mikkola has helped write the Audi quattro Sport E2 into the legend of Rally Finland. On Friday night, I’d like to think I might… Read more by David Evans August 5, 2023 3 min
ARA Features Video Under the skin of Subaru’s latest rally car Whenever any new rally car launches, it’s a big deal. Whenever it’s the category-leading car that’s being replaced, it’s a huge deal. Whenever it’s a… Read more by Luke Barry August 4, 2023 5 min
WRC Features Video The legend of Lankamaa Standing at the bottom of a hill looking back up through the trees, it all made sense. This really was the place. The slight crest just before… Read more by David Evans August 3, 2023 5 min
WRC Features The reality of competing at home in the WRC What’s seven minutes from your front door? The local grocery store? A library perhaps? Maybe it’s a point of natural beauty. Bet it’s not your… Read more by Luke Barry August 3, 2023 3 min
WRC Features Quiz: Think you know about Rally Finland? There are things we all know about Rally Finland. It’s fast, it has big jumps, and quite frankly it’s absolutely epic! But do you know… Read more by DirtFish Media August 2, 2023
WRC Features Rally Finland 2023 form guide Hot on the heels of Rally Estonia comes the World Rally Championship’s most iconic fast gravel event: Rally Finland. Who should you be backing for… Read more by Mark Paulson August 2, 2023 5 min
WRC Features The stage that’s inspired Latvala’s WRC comeback Myhinpää. It’s the road furthest to east on this week’s Rally Finland. But it’s just a road. Just a name. Or is it? Not according… Read more by David Evans August 1, 2023 3 min
WRC Features Why Rovanperä’s home rally doesn’t suit him best The term ‘home event’ in the World Rally Championship is always a curious one. Whenever the WRC lands in Estonia, the talk is of Ott… Read more by Luke Barry August 1, 2023 5 min
Rally Features Every Rally1 driver’s most successful WRC event To be successful in the World Rally Championship, you need to be fast on all surfaces and in all conditions. But sometimes, just sometimes, there’s… Read more by Luke Barry July 29, 2023 3 min
WRC Features The driver surely destined for a Toyota Rally2 seat I remember asking Sami Pajari at the end of 2022 which team he would likely pick for his 2023 WRC2 program. His response was considered…. Read more by Luke Barry July 27, 2023 3 min
WRC Features Why Estonia’s support of Latvia isn’t “political bulls***” Many months ago, when Urmo Aava told DirtFish he was pleased for Latvia and its inclusion into the World Rally Championship, I made a mental… Read more by David Evans July 26, 2023 3 min
WRC Features Toyota’s promise that unlocked Rovanperä’s domination For a car made on the world’s fastest rally roads, the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 simply wasn’t fast enough last year. Watching Hyundai beat them… Read more by David Evans July 26, 2023 3 min
WRC Features What we learned from Rally Estonia 2023 Rally Estonia was an intriguing instalment of World Rally Championship action. In many ways it was a classic, with such a domineering performance from the… Read more by Luke Barry July 24, 2023 5 min
