WRC News Pandemic “messed up” M-Sport – Lappi Esapekka Lappi has admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic “messed up” the whole M-Sport Ford World Rally team after a difficult 2020 season that yielded just… Read more by Colin Clark December 14, 2020 2 min
WRC News Hyundai Motorsport starts online advent giveaway In addition to lighting up London’s Piccadilly Circus, Hyundai Motorsport is celebrating winning the 2020 World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title by creating an online advent… Read more by Ida Wood December 13, 2020 1 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah beats Sainz in Ha’il Baja Dakar Rally warm-up Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah kicked off the final Dakar Rally preparations with a hard-fought victory in the Ha’il Baja, the fourth round of the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 12, 2020 3 min
WRC News Toyota and Hyundai try Pirellis in Monte Carlo Rally test The World Rally Championship returned to Gap this week as Monte Carlo Rally testing kicked off in the mountains surrounding the host town for round… Read more by David Evans December 12, 2020 2 min
Dakar News Audi recruits X-raid boss Quandt for Dakar 2022 effort Audi has announced that it will partner with Q Motorsport, headed by current X-raid team boss Sven Quandt, ahead of its Dakar Rally debut in… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 12, 2020 2 min
WRC News Akio Toyoda: Something missing in the Yaris WRC Toyota Motor Corporation president Akio Toyoda says the Yaris WRC car that his company uses to compete in the World Rally Championship is “missing something”,… Read more by Ida Wood December 11, 2020 3 min
Rally News How Monza pulled off a WRC round in 60 days Two World Rally Championship rounds in two months anybody? For Antonio Turitto, the answer was an inevitable yes. The man behind Rally Italy – the… Read more by David Evans December 11, 2020 2 min
WRC News Ogier: Weird that Toyota didn’t win manufacturers’ title If Sébastien Ogier thinks something is a bit weird – and tells you it’s a bit weird – it’s probably worth looking into. And, to… Read more by David Evans December 11, 2020 3 min
Rally News Citroën gives WRC2-winning C3 an upgrade for 2021 The Red Army is rolling again. Citroën Racing has revealed a facelifted C3 Rally2 for the start of next season – and it’s shown in… Read more by David Evans December 11, 2020
Extreme E News Loeb joins Extreme E with Hamilton’s X44 team Nine-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb will contest the inaugural Extreme E season next year alongside Cristina Gutierrez for X44, the team founded by Formula… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 10, 2020 3 min
WRC News Hyundai’s WRC success lights up Piccadilly Circus It’s one million pixels large. Near enough. And, since it went up – and even in these days of lockdown-stemmed footfall – millions have seen… Read more by David Evans December 10, 2020 3 min
WRC News WRC service park calls for Monza return in future Everybody wondered. Nobody was sure. Would Monza work? As a round of the World Rally Championship? As the final round of the World Rally Championship?… Read more by David Evans December 10, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Ex-Hyundai WRC man Abbring to demo electric Dakar car Former Hyundai Motorsport driver and 2017 Ypres Rally winner Kevin Abbring will be the man behind the wheel of the electric GCK e-Blast 1 car… Read more by Ida Wood December 10, 2020 3 min
WRC News Evans: 2020 marked “big jump” in my performance Elfyn Evans headed into the 2020 season with one World Rally Championship win to his name and a best finish of fifth in the drivers’… Read more by Joshua Suttill December 10, 2020 2 min
Extreme E News Cupra and Abt sign Claudia Hürtgen for Exteme E Cupra and Abt Sportsline have revealed Nürburgring 24 Hours winner and German Touring Car Champion Claudia Hürtgen as the second half of their Extreme E… Read more by Ida Wood December 10, 2020 2 min
WRC News Ogier: I didn’t feel like jumping in the air after seventh title It’s fair to assume Sébastien Ogier isn’t listening to House of Pain in the week following his seventh World Rally Championship crown. Winning last week’s… Read more by David Evans December 9, 2020 3 min
WRC News Sordo to share third Hyundai with Breen in 2021 Hyundai Motorsport has confirmed Dani Sordo and Craig Breen will share a third i20 Coupe WRC next season. Both have figured strongly for the Korean… Read more by David Evans December 9, 2020 2 min
WRC News Østberg likely to stay with Citroën in 2021 Newly crowned WRC2 champion Mads Østberg is keen to remain with Citroën Racing in 2021 to finish the job he started in redeveloping its C3… Read more by David Evans December 9, 2020 3 min
