ERC News Rally Liepaja competitor tests positive for COVID-19 A European Rally Championship competitor has tested positive for COVID-19 in the lead-up to the second round of the season, Rally Liepaja. Eurosport Events, the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 14, 2020 2 min
Rallycross News Sir Chris Hoy and John McGuinness to join British RX grids British Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy and Isle of Man TT record holder John McGuinness have announced they will race in selected rounds of… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon August 14, 2020 2 min
WRC News Ogier leads WRC Toyota trio for Estonia warm-up event Toyota’s World Rally Championship trio of Sébastien Ogier, Elfyn Evans and Kalle Rovanperä, as well as M-Sport’s Esapekka Lappi, have been confirmed as entering next… Read more by Luke Barry August 14, 2020 2 min
Extreme E News Hamilton’s vegan burger chain becomes Extreme E partner New electric off-road championship Extreme E is linking up with the vegan burger chain backed by six-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton backed… Read more by DirtFish Media August 13, 2020 2 min
WRC News Mäkinen: No-one will remember 2020’s ‘long holiday’ As the World Rally Championship looks to restart under the threat of a second wave of coronavirus, Toyota Gazoo Racing team principal Tommi Mäkinen has… Read more by David Evans August 13, 2020 2 min
WRC News Evans: Tactics won’t matter on WRC’s return in Estonia World Rally Championship challenger Elfyn Evans says there will be no room for tactics once the season resumes with next month’s Rally Estonia. Evans, who… Read more by David Evans August 12, 2020 3 min
ERC News Lukyanuk: I’m not pushing like crazy anymore European Rally Championship leader Alexey Lukyanuk has told DirtFish that despite common belief, he is not a driver that always pushes “like crazy” and that… Read more by Luke Barry August 12, 2020 3 min
BRC News Forest rallies unlikely in England for rest of 2020 The UK rallying calendar for the rest of 2020 could be decimated as a consequence of a governmental decision, DirtFish has learned. All of the… Read more by DirtFish Media August 12, 2020 2 min
News The true cost of holding more than 12 WRC events per year While debate over the calendar for the remainder of the World Rally Championship season rumbles on, the teams have outlined their financial concerns over running… Read more by David Evans August 12, 2020 3 min
WRC News The race to be ready for the WRC’s hybrid era There’s a five-way race to be ready to start the next generation of Rally1 cars from January 1. Five-way? How so, when we only have… Read more by David Evans August 12, 2020 5 min
WRC News Safari still “holds a lot of appeal” despite modern changes Between 1984 and 1994, Toyota was the king of the Safari Rally. Seven wins from 11 starts for the Celica TCT, GT-4 and Turbo 4WD… Read more by David Evans August 11, 2020 2 min
WRC News Østberg regrets making M‑Sport switch in 2016 World Rally Championship refugee Mads Østberg has told DirtFish he regrets leaving Citroën in favor of M-Sport for the 2016 WRC season. Østberg joined Citroën… Read more by Luke Barry August 11, 2020 3 min
WRC News Toyota suggests reintroducing WRC qualifying stages As the World Rally Championship goes through the gears ahead of its Rally Estonia return in September, one perennial debate has also reared its head…. Read more by David Evans August 10, 2020 3 min
WRC News Tänak urges caution over Rally Estonia jumps World Rally Champion Ott Tänak has urged caution from the Rally Estonia organizers in the way they build jumps on the stages of September’s inaugural… Read more by David Evans August 10, 2020 2 min
Rallycross News Timmy Hansen hails one of the best RX drives he’s ever seen World Rallycross Champion Timmy Hansen has lauded Henrik Krogstad’s dominant Supercar Lites victory at last weekend’s RallyX Nordic round at Arvika as “one of the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 10, 2020 2 min
ARA News Gelsomino to co-drive for Pastrana at Ojibwe Travis Pastrana will be co-driven by Rhianon Gelsomino when the American Rally Association National series resumes at the Ojibwe Forests Rally later this month. The… Read more by Dominik Wilde August 9, 2020 3 min
Rallycross News Kristoffersson made to work for home RX Nordic win Johan Kristoffersson claimed his second straight RallyX Nordic win at Arvika as Oliver Eriksson suffered not one but two punctures in the final. The two-time… Read more by Dominik Wilde August 9, 2020 2 min
WRC News Latvala WRC comeback would only be “for one or two” years Jari-Matti Lavtala knows he has to give “110% to rallying” if he gets the chance to compete full-time in the World Rally Championship again. The… Read more by Luke Barry August 9, 2020 2 min
