Rally News Paddon’s electric rally car completes shakedown test Hayden Paddon’s Hyundai Kona EV rally car ran for the first time last week and remains on target for its early November launch. The former… Read more by David Evans September 24, 2020
Rally News Opel targets December homologation for Corsa Rally4 Opel Motorsport has announced its brand-new Corsa Rally4 model, replacing the successful ADAM R2 model, is on course for FIA homologation on December 1. In… Read more by Luke Barry September 23, 2020 3 min
WRC News Cause of Ogier’s Turkey transmission issue revealed Toyota Gazoo Racing technical director Tom Fowler has shed light on the reasons for Sébastien Ogier’s disastrous Rally Turkey – an event the Frenchman led… Read more by David Evans September 23, 2020 3 min
ERC News Alpine’s new Group R-GT car set for international debut in ERC The FIA’s regulation set for GT cars in rallying had a new addition this summer, and it’s making its first international rally appearance in the… Read more by Ida Wood September 23, 2020 2 min
WRC Photos McKlein gallery: The best images from Rally Turkey In a world of ever smoother roads, Rally Turkey’s tire-shredding stages are a welcome rough relief for those of us whose job it is to… Read more by McKlein September 23, 2020
WRC Opinion Why the WRC will be poorer without Mäkinen’s presence I like Tommi Mäkinen. Always have. I loved his direct driving style and the even more direct explanation that followed. It’s the same since he… Read more by David Evans September 22, 2020 5 min
WRC Features Q&A: Mäkinen explains his Toyota departure Understandably, a lot of people wanted to get hold of Toyota Gazoo Racing’s World Rally Championship team boss Tommi Mäkinen following the announcement that he… Read more by David Evans September 22, 2020 10 min +
WRC News Next two weeks “do or die” for Northern Irish Rally GB bid The next two weeks represent a ‘do or die’ moment for Northern Ireland’s attempt to land a World Rally Championship qualifier for next season according… Read more by David Evans September 22, 2020 3 min
WRC News Mäkinen sidelined as Toyota takes control of WRC program Tommi Mäkinen’s time in charge of Toyota’s World Rally Championship program will come to an end following this season. The Japanese manufacturer announced on Tuesday… Read more by David Evans September 22, 2020
WRC News Tänak was already focusing on Sardinia in Turkey Ott Tänak was already thinking during Rally Turkey about reinvigorating his World Rally Championship title hopes on Rally Italy Sardinia, where a pre-event test will… Read more by Ida Wood September 22, 2020 2 min
WRC Features What we learned from 2020 Rally Turkey It would seem World Rally Championship rounds are now like London buses: you wait for one to arrive and then two come at once. Round… Read more by Luke Barry September 21, 2020 5 min
WRC News Tänak’s slow-driving tactics “absolutely stupid” – Mäkinen Toyota team principal Tommi Mäkinen labelled Ott Tänak’s decision to drive slowly through Sunday’s Çetibeli stage as “absolutely stupid”. Tänak, who won last year’s drivers’… Read more by David Evans September 21, 2020 2 min
Rally Features Colin Clark’s Rally Turkey driver ratings After the best part of six months off, a second World Rally Championship round in the space of three weekends certainly had its fair share… Read more by Colin Clark September 21, 2020 5 min
WRC News Loeb: Exciting to show I still have the speed It wasn’t just fans and pundits who were excited to see Sébastien Loeb back at the front of the World Rally Championship on Rally Turkey,… Read more by Ida Wood September 21, 2020 2 min
WRC Features Why the WRC’s reluctant hero was the right Turkey winner There was a spare seat on Jet2’s flight back from Dalaman to Manchester on Sunday night. Having spent a week in Marmaris among holidaying Brits,… Read more by David Evans September 21, 2020 5 min
WRC Video Video: The truth behind Rally Turkey’s tire drama With five Rally1 cars experiencing punctures on a single Rally Turkey stage on Sunday morning, it was clear something needed explaining. Michelin’s rally manager Arnaud… Read more by DirtFish Media September 20, 2020 3 min
WRC News “Hard to stay motivated” for M-Sport after Turkey M-Sport Ford team principal Rich Millener has admitted to DirtFish that “it’s hard to stay motivated” after a deflating Rally Turkey for the team that… Read more by Luke Barry September 20, 2020 2 min
Rally News Neuville expected to win Rally Turkey Thierry Neuville says he “expected” to win Rally Turkey – an event that was seen as a must-win to rescue his seemingly dwindling 2020 World… Read more by Luke Barry September 20, 2020 3 min
