Rally News What’s next for DirtFish Live Center Last week’s Monte Carlo Rally marked the start of something completely new for DirtFish.com. DirtFish Live Center was an all-new innovation for us. Three years in… Read more by David Evans January 25, 2023 3 min
WRC News Neuville: WRC testing regulations not reducing costs Thierry Neuville is not a fan of the World Rally Championship’s reduced testing regulations, saying they are having the opposite effect as intended. For this season, each… Read more by Luke Barry January 25, 2023 3 min
WRC News Ogier confirms he’ll return in México Sébastien Ogier has confirmed to French television that his next World Rally Championship round will be Rally México in March. Ogier is contesting a part-time WRC… Read more by Luke Barry January 24, 2023 2 min
WRC News M-Sport expected Loubet to give up in Monte M-Sport team principal Rich Milliner didn’t expect Pierre-Louis Loubet to continue after he picked up a power-steering issue on the Friday of Monte Carlo Rally…. Read more by Rob Hansford January 24, 2023 2 min
WRC News Tänak heads for Otepää Rally as Sweden preparation M-Sport’s Ott Tänak will contest the Otepää Rally in Estonia as pre-event preparation for the second World Rally Championship event, Rally Sweden. Rally1 drivers are beginning… Read more by Luke Barry January 24, 2023 2 min
WRC News Lappi and Katsuta enter Finnish national rally in Rally1 cars Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi and Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta will both compete on the Kuopio Rally in Finland with Rally1 cars, one week before Rally Sweden. Testing… Read more by Luke Barry January 23, 2023 1 min
WRC News FIA president Ben Sulayem: We can fix the WRC FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem made time for an exclusive interview with DirtFish’s Colin Clark in Monte Carlo last week. The 14-time Middle East Rally… Read more by David Evans January 23, 2023 5 min
WRC News Rossel lodges protest against Gryazin and steals WRC2 win Nikolay Gryazin has lost his WRC2 class win on the Monte Carlo Rally to Yohan Rossel who protested the result on the grounds of corner… Read more by Luke Barry January 22, 2023 3 min
WRC News Why Loubet retired for a second time M-Sport Ford’s Pierre-Louis Loubet has explained that a broken water pump, coupled with a fuel issue, is what forced him out of the Monte Carlo… Read more by Luke Barry January 22, 2023 3 min
WRC News Ogier breaks Monte Carlo Rally win record Sébastien Ogier has won the 2023 World Rally Championship season opener and with it broke the record for the most Monte Carlo Rally victories by… Read more by Luke Barry January 22, 2023 3 min
WRC News Loubet retires again, Ogier in control ahead of powerstage Pierre-Louis Loubet has retired from the Monte Carlo Rally for a second and final time, while Sébastien Ogier is just one stage away from a… Read more by Luke Barry January 22, 2023 3 min
WRC News Ogier extends lead with victory on SS15 Sébastien Ogier has re-established his authority on the Monte Carlo Rally by outpacing his team-mate Kalle Rovanperä on Sunday morning’s first stage. Ogier has led… Read more by Luke Barry January 21, 2023 3 min
WRC News Ogier not worried by Rovanperä’s charge Sébastien Ogier says he is not worried by Kalle Rovanperä’s stunning stage time to close out Saturday on the Monte Carlo Rally, but did accept his… Read more by Luke Barry January 21, 2023 3 min
WRC News Hyundai restricted by setup, not pace – Neuville Thierry Neuville believes it’s the setup choice on his car that has prevented him for fighting for victory on the Monte Carlo Rally and not… Read more by Rob Hansford January 21, 2023 3 min
WRC News Ogier’s lead reduced as Rovanperä wins SS14 Sébastien Ogier takes a 16-second lead into the final day of the Monte Carlo Rally after a controlled performance out front, but a monstrous time… Read more by Luke Barry January 21, 2023 3 min
WRC News Neuville ends Toyota’s stage victory run Thierry Neuville has given Hyundai its first stage win of the 2023 World Rally Championship season, but team-mate Esapekka Lappi picked up a puncture. Toyota… Read more by Luke Barry January 21, 2023 3 min
WRC News Heavy steering the issue for Tänak Ott Tänak has described his power-steering problem as “just heavy steering”. Tänak first reported a power-steering issue after SS10, Malijai / Puimichel, where he ceded his fourth… Read more by Luke Barry January 21, 2023 2 min
WRC News Tänak retains fifth but power-steering issue still present Ott Tänak’s Monte Carlo Rally power-steering problem hasn’t been fixed but hasn’t completely failed, leaving him in a safe fifth position halfway through Saturday. At… Read more by Luke Barry January 21, 2023 3 min
