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
WRC Features Rovanperä made a mundane rally mesmerizing Kalle Rovanperä smiled. Then laughed. He may or may not be a Tolkein Head, but the reference wasn’t lost on him. Before the start of… Read more by David Evans July 24, 2023 5 min
WRC Features The last time no top class cars retired in WRC Rally Estonia 2023 will ultimately be remembered as Kalle Rovanperä’s event – one which he swept with ease, winning an incredible 15 stages and 13… Read more by Luke Barry July 23, 2023 3 min
WRC Features When Rovanperä’s clean sweep was last achieved To win all nine of Saturday’s stages in Estonia was, even for Kalle Rovanperä’s standards, simply remarkable. Absolutely nobody could touch the reigning world champion… Read more by Luke Barry July 22, 2023 3 min
Features Rallying behind the Iron Curtain: Estonia’s Cold War heroes Anybody out there thinking they have it tough getting started in rallying, watch this movie. Everything’s easier when you’re not looking out for the men… Read more by David Evans July 21, 2023 3 min
WRC Features Quiz: How much do you know about Rally Estonia? Legends have returned and different iterations of a nation’s event have been created, but Estonia still stands as the second most recent country to debut… Read more by DirtFish Media July 20, 2023 1 min
WRC Features Estonia’s had more WRC drivers than you might think Here’s a high-octane start to an article. Don’t hesitate, don’t overthink it, just answer to yourself as quickly as you can. Name an Estonian World… Read more by Luke Barry July 19, 2023 5 min
WRC Features Rally Estonia 2023 form guide After two rough and punishing gravel events, the going gets fast as the World Rally Championship returns this week in Estonia. But who’s hot, and… Read more by Luke Barry July 19, 2023 5 min
WRC Features Suninen’s approach has changed for his “second chance” Let’s rewind. It’s around this time in 2017. Rally Finland is drawing to a close with just over 10 miles to run. Competing at the… Read more by David Evans July 18, 2023 5 min
WRC Features The weekend with the right drivers in the wrong cars Alister McRae doesn’t do panicking. It’s just not him. Last Friday morning was about as close as the Scot got. Wheeling Steve Rimmer’s Ford RS200… Read more by David Evans July 18, 2023 3 min
Rally Features The Goodwood experience from the driver’s seat Goodwood. It lives up to its reputation. As in, I can’t count the amount of times that I pinched myself last weekend. Whether it was… Read more by Josie Rimmer July 17, 2023 3 min
Rally Features Rallying’s visionary who’s steps ahead of the WRC In rallying terms, Matias Henkola is our Thomas Edison. Our Tim Berners-Lee. He’s a trailblazing visionary. It’s quite possible you haven’t heard of him. You… Read more by David Evans July 16, 2023 3 min
WRC Features “It’s now up to us” – Lindholm on his Hyundai chance “Obviously, the targets are even higher,” the Finn told DirtFish, one month on from winning the second-biggest prize in the World Rally Championship last year…. Read more by Luke Barry July 16, 2023 3 min
