WRC Features How close did Loeb come to racing in F1? Somewhere, over there, in a parallel universe, Sébastien Loeb isn’t just a nine-time World Rally champion. Because had his 2009 WRC season not turned upside down, or… Read more by Luke Barry December 24, 2024
Rally Features Why Paddon’s dad ended a 22-year retirement Context is everything. Twenty two years is deemed absolutely nothing in terms of the amount of time elapsed between Kalle Rovanperä’s birth and his first… Read more by Luke Barry December 23, 2024 5 min
WRC Features Overcoming an “impossible” challenge to enter WRC2 What will Santa Claus bring Rachele Somaschini? Everybody knows, rule number one for the big fella in red is about being good for a year…. Read more by DirtFish Media December 23, 2024
Dakar Features Getting to know Ford’s non-superstar Dakar driver When Mitch Guthrie Jr drives his Ford Raptor off the start podium in Saudi Arabia next month for his maiden assault on the Dakar Rally… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 22, 2024 5 min
Learn Features The magic of driving on ice Counter-intuitive doesn’t quite cover this one. A frozen lake is, correct me if I’m wrong, the slipperiest place on planet earth to walk, let alone… Read more by David Evans December 21, 2024 2 min
WRC Features Getting to know WRC’s 60-year-old outlier Nineteen years the senior of his next 2024 Rally1 rival, and with fewer career points than Thierry Neuville managed to score in Sardinia alone –… Read more by Luke Barry December 21, 2024
WRC Features Evans’ unknown role in saving Neuville’s title hopes When Thierry Neuville had dragged his car out of a drainage ditch on Central European Rally, it seemed a knife-edge moment that could have sent… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay December 20, 2024 2 min
Dakar Features The driver whose first rally was the Dakar Picture the scene: you are at the wheel of a Porsche 911 for your first-ever rally, about to embark on a whirlwind rollercoaster of emotion… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 19, 2024 5 min
WRC Features Who is Josh McErlean? I’ve had a long-standing joke with M-Sport’s new 2025 World Rally Championship driver, Josh McErlean, for years. The so-called ‘Josh McErlean Talent Factory’, as we’ve… Read more by Luke Barry December 19, 2024 3 min
Dakar Features Understanding Toyota’s confusing Dakar structure As true as the saying ‘calm seas never make a good sailor’ goes, Toyota Gazoo Racing will be hoping January’s Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 18, 2024
WRC Features How can the WRC 2027 cost cap be made more realistic? That hard crashing sound you hear in the distance is the brute force of reality smashing like a bulldozer through the 2027 World Rally Championship… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay December 18, 2024
Dakar Features The privateers critical to the Dakar The 47th edition of the Dakar Rally is set to be one of the most hotly contested in years. Four full factory programs will be… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 17, 2024
WRC Features Inside the rebuild of a rare red Subaru Impreza 555 Ian Gwynne’s eyes are everywhere. And he’s listening intently. He’s been here before. There’s nothing new in the process, but breathing life into a Group… Read more by David Evans December 15, 2024 3 min
Rally Features The rare clubman chance to sample Rally1 life Gone are the days of the Ford you saw Colin McRae drive now being pedalled by a national hero in their local championship. Or said… Read more by Luke Barry December 14, 2024
Dakar Features How difficult is a Dakar car to drive? Ask anyone in the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) bivouac what it takes to win the Dakar Rally and you will likely hear one of two… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 13, 2024
WRC Features Hankook’s WRC era begins this weekend – is it ready? In an era of new eras, are you ready for the World Rally Championship’s next epoch-making moment? Step forward Hankook. And say hello to La… Read more by David Evans December 13, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Would the updated points system have changed 2024? A partial reversion to the ‘old way’ of scoring points is locked in for 2025. Changes to the points system confirmed at Wednesday’s World Motor… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay December 13, 2024 3 min
Rally Features When Audi deployed Mikkola to help a US title bid Just when Hannu Mikkola might have felt he’d seen enough of the inside of an Audi for one year in 1984, he was asked to… Read more by David Evans December 12, 2024 2 min
