WRC Opinion Improving the WRC’s spectacle without harming competition The real rally starts tomorrow. No phrase is uttered more often on the opening day of a World Rally Championship event than this one. Opening-stage… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 17, 2024 5 min
WRC News Latvala: Katsuta needs to relax more After crashing out of the lead battle at Rally Portugal, you could forgive Takamoto Katsuta for wondering what exactly he has to do to get… Read more by Jon Scoltock May 17, 2024 3 min
WRC News Abiteboul: We won’t spend one euro testing a Rally1 alternative Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul has talked DirtFish through the thinking behind his team’s plans not to prepare for anything other than a continuation of… Read more by David Evans May 16, 2024 3 min
WRC Features What will the FIA’s WRC promotional unit actually do? The World Rally Championship needs to reach more people. There may not yet be agreement on the direction of travel for the technical regulations, but… Read more by Jon Scoltock May 16, 2024 3 min
WRC Photos A car ahead of its time? Rally1 vs Rally2 vs Rally2-plus: it’s a major area of debate for the future of the World Rally Championship. An argument against basing the WRC’s… Read more by Mark Paulson May 15, 2024 5 min
WRC News Does part-time Rovanperä have a crashing problem? Pressure. It can make or break an athlete. Some thrive as the temperature rises, while others crumble. But, now that the pressure is off, is… Read more by Jon Scoltock May 15, 2024 3 min
WRC Podcast Was Neuville’s Portugal performance a champion’s drive? A dramatic Rally Portugal brought plenty of talking points to the World Rally Championship last weekend. While Toyota’s Sébastien Ogier secured his second consecutive WRC… Read more by DirtFish Media May 15, 2024 3 min
WRC News M-Sport: Fourmaux now looks like the finished article If M-Sport’s team principal Richard Millener had a haughty look, he’d probably be wearing it right now. And with some justification. His protégé is delivering… Read more by David Evans May 15, 2024 3 min
WRC News Hyundai granted joker dispensation for 2025 Hyundai will have the opportunity to deliver 50% of its new-for-2025 car after a deal was struck with rival manufacturers allowing the Korean manufacturer to… Read more by David Evans May 14, 2024 3 min
WRC Opinion What Evans must do to remain in WRC title fight If Elfyn Evans won the lottery on Saturday night, he’s probably lost the ticket. Nothing went right for Toyota’s Welshman in Portugal last week. There… Read more by David Evans May 14, 2024 2 min
WRC Features How can the WRC up its social media game? Social media is a contentious issue in the world of rallying. I know firsthand – we talk about the constantly shifting nature of the media… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 14, 2024 5 min
WRC Features What we learned from Rally Portugal 2024 The European gravel season got underway in spectacular fashion at Rally Portugal. The eventual winner may not have surprised too many people, but pre-rally predictions… Read more by Jon Scoltock May 13, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Why Rovanperä’s off wasn’t Portugal’s biggest story Saturday morning. It’s just after seven and as the cars depart service for the stages, some of the World Rally Championship’s heavier hitters head inside… Read more by David Evans May 13, 2024 3 min
WRC Opinion DirtFish’s Rally Portugal 2024 Driver Ratings Rally Portugal delivered once again. There was action, drama, heroics, the lot. But in that equation, there will always be star performers and those who… Read more by Colin Clark May 13, 2024 5 min
WRC Features The lesson Ogier learned from his sixth Portugal win After adding World Rally Championship victory number 60 and becoming the most successful driver in Rally Portugal history, surpassing Markku Alén, you’d think Sébastien Ogier… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 12, 2024 3 min
WRC News Ogier takes 60th career WRC win in Portugal Sébastien Ogier scored the 60th victory of his World Rally Championship career on Rally Portugal, becoming the most successful driver in the history of the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 12, 2024 3 min
WRC Video The legend of Fafe Fafe. It’s a name that only requires the quietest whisper to set the imagination of drivers and fans on a journey. A journey of thrills,… Read more by Jon Scoltock May 12, 2024 3 min
Rally News Engine issue puts Evans’ Rally Portugal at risk Elfyn Evans has suffered a late drama on Rally Portugal, as oil temperatures skyrocketing aboard his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 has put his rally at… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 12, 2024 3 min