Dakar News The positives M-Sport’s taking from Sainz’s crash Sunday’s been a long day for Carlos Sainz. And it’s not done yet. Tonight, there’s no restaurant, no room service. He’s got a Raptor to… Read more by David Evans January 5, 2025 3 min
Dakar News Loeb’s Dakar falls apart as Sainz crashes Dacia appears to be down to one car in the battle for Dakar Rally victory after electrical problems cost Sébastien Loeb more than half an… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 5, 2025 3 min
Dakar News Dakar organizers addressing safety system failure Dakar Rally event director David Castera says that a solution ‘will need to be found this evening’ after technical issues surrounding the Sentinel proximity warning… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 4, 2025 2 min
Dakar News Tactical ploys dominate Dakar opener Road opener Guillaume de Mévius understood. Dacia’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and Sébastien Loeb, they certainly understood. And by the time the Ultimate crews had left the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 4, 2025 3 min
WRC News Entries for WRC 2025 season opener revealed The very first entry of the 2025 World Rally Championship has been published, with 70 crews taking on the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally. Headlined by… Read more by Luke Barry January 3, 2025 2 min
Dakar News Defender reveals more details on its Dakar program Standing in the Dakar bivouac, JLR Motorsport director James Barclay looks out across the mountains surrounding Bisha. In 12 months, he’ll be back in the… Read more by David Evans January 3, 2025 2 min
Dakar News Will this finally be Loeb’s year? Sébastien Loeb is ‘optimistic’ that the new Dacia Sandriders have the pace to fight for overall victory in the Dakar Rally which kicks off with… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 3, 2025 3 min
Dakar News What we learned from the Dakar prologue Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Henk Lategan laid down the first marker of the 2025 Dakar Rally by setting the pace on a tricky prologue stage around… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 3, 2025 3 min
Dakar News Why a diesel giant favors petrol for 2025 Dakar X-raid Guillaume de Mévius believes the upgraded petrol engine Mini JCW Rally has what it takes to fight for victory on the Dakar Rally. De… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 1, 2025 3 min
Dakar News M-Sport Ford aiming to “change history” at the Dakar Two-time Dakar Rally winner Nani Roma believes M-Sport Ford has the chance to ‘change history’ by winning the event on the team’s first outing with… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 31, 2024 3 min
Dakar News Loriaux joins Toyota for Dakar development role Christian Loriaux has spent three and a half years battling with Toyota – and now he’s joining the Japanese manufacturer. But the amiable Belgian won’t… Read more by David Evans December 30, 2024 5 min
Rally News Rovanperä to start 2025 with 24-hour race debut Dubai. It’s a long way from the frozen twists and turns of a Thursday night run over the Bréziers stage, but it’s where Kalle Rovanperä… Read more by David Evans December 23, 2024 3 min
WRC News The season that cost Latvala his passion First stage after lunch on Friday afternoon in Sardinia five years ago – that’s where Jari-Matti Latvala’s career ended. Remember that one? Tula, second time… Read more by David Evans December 22, 2024
WRC News Will no hybrid remove a Rovanperä advantage? He might be a two-time world champion who’s already taken half a year out, but Kalle Rovanperä is still only 24. And still very much… Read more by David Evans December 20, 2024 2 min
WRC News Hyundai WRC program manager Loriaux departs team Christian Loriaux is leaving Hyundai just weeks after making history by helping deliver the Korean manufacturer its maiden Drivers’ World Rally Championship title. Loriaux has… Read more by David Evans December 20, 2024 1 min
WRC News Loriaux warns 2027 WRC regulations are already too late Hyundai’s World Rally Championship program manager Christian Loriaux has warned that the proposed timeline for a new set of technical regulations is unrealistic. A new… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay December 20, 2024 2 min
WRC News WRC drivers deliver early verdict on Hankook’s 2025 tires Drivers have given Hankook’s range of Monte Carlo tires a cautious thumbs-up following last weekend’s Rallye National Hivernal du Dévoluy and testing through this week…. Read more by David Evans December 19, 2024 2 min
WRC News McErlean completes M-Sport’s 2025 WRC lineup Josh McErlean will drive an M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 for the full 2025 World Rally Championship season, as team-mate to Grégoire Munster. McErlean, 25, steps… Read more by Luke Barry December 19, 2024 2 min
