WRC News Tänak pessimistic about Finland chances Ott Tänak stunned the service park with a gutsy, white-knuckle drive to deny Kalle Rovanperä and Toyota the Rally Finland victory everybody expected last year…. Read more by Luke Barry August 2, 2023 3 min
WRC Features The stage that’s inspired Latvala’s WRC comeback Myhinpää. It’s the road furthest to east on this week’s Rally Finland. But it’s just a road. Just a name. Or is it? Not according… Read more by David Evans August 1, 2023 3 min
WRC News Akio Toyoda relishes unique WRC opportunity Akio Toyoda loves motorsport. Akio Toyoda loves rallying. But this weekend gives Toyota Gazoo Racing’s chairman his first chance to have a hands-on role in… Read more by Luke Barry August 1, 2023 2 min
WRC Podcast Tänak, Rovanperä, Evans, Neuville? Who’ll win Rally Finland? World champion Kalle Rovanperä was in imperious form less than a fortnight ago in Estonia, taking his third victory on the event and extending his… Read more by DirtFish Media August 1, 2023 10 min +
WRC News Rally Finland 2023 data: Running order + itinerary The second of two back-to-back high-speed gravel rounds of the World Rally Championship takes place this weekend as Rally Finland comes hot on the heels… Read more by Mark Paulson August 1, 2023 3 min
WRC Features Why Rovanperä’s home rally doesn’t suit him best The term ‘home event’ in the World Rally Championship is always a curious one. Whenever the WRC lands in Estonia, the talk is of Ott… Read more by Luke Barry August 1, 2023 5 min
WRC Opinion David Evans: My advice to Teemu Suninen Dear Teemu, How are you? Ready? Good. I’ve been thinking about your week ahead. You don’t need advice. You’re surrounded by it. But here are… Read more by David Evans July 31, 2023 3 min
WRC News Tampere greets its hero in Finland warm-up Just over there is the Holy Grail for Finnish rallying. Ouninpohja. Today’s not about that road. Today’s about this road. Savontie. It’s nowhere near as… Read more by David Evans July 31, 2023
WRC News Rovanperä won’t risk it all for a Finland win Kalle Rovanperä has achieved bucket loads in his still-short World Rally Championship career, yet a win on home soil still eludes him. But the 22-year-old… Read more by Luke Barry July 31, 2023 2 min
Rally Features Every Rally1 driver’s most successful WRC event To be successful in the World Rally Championship, you need to be fast on all surfaces and in all conditions. But sometimes, just sometimes, there’s… Read more by Luke Barry July 29, 2023 3 min
WRC News Lappi’s theory for how to slow down Rovanperä Esapekka Lappi has been a long-term admirer of his fellow Finn Kalle Rovanperä. After witnessing his then team-mate produce that stunning powerstage performance in Croatia… Read more by Luke Barry July 29, 2023 2 min
WRC Opinion The challenge I wish Rovanperä had Forgive me for reaching for a cliché so early into this column, but it genuinely holds true in the case of the 2023 World Rally… Read more by Luke Barry July 28, 2023 5 min
WRC News Toyota believes in Katsuta ‘with all our hearts’ Takamoto Katsuta wasn’t himself in Estonia. In fact, he wasn’t anywhere near himself. We know all about the Toyota driver’s speed. And we know about… Read more by David Evans July 28, 2023 3 min
WRC News Solberg would rather be fastest than WRC2 champion Oliver Solberg’s odds of becoming 2023 WRC2 champion are lengthening, but he says he’d rather be the quickest driver in the category than the champion…. Read more by Luke Barry July 28, 2023 2 min
WRC News Katsuta: I should be performing better The honesty of the answer was trademark Takamoto Katsuta, but it was still surprising. Where had he lost time in Estonia last week? Every corner…. Read more by David Evans July 27, 2023 3 min
WRC Features The driver surely destined for a Toyota Rally2 seat I remember asking Sami Pajari at the end of 2022 which team he would likely pick for his 2023 WRC2 program. His response was considered…. Read more by Luke Barry July 27, 2023 3 min
WRC News Hyundai’s 2022 decisions boosting Neuville’s 2023 Last year, it simply wouldn’t have happened. We know that because it didn’t. Thierry Neuville and the Hyundai i20 N Rally1 were not a podium-claiming… Read more by Luke Barry July 27, 2023 2 min
WRC Photos The WRC’s missed mixed-surface challenge I think I’ve got an addiction. Last week I picked a Subaru for our picture of the week feature from the Girardo & Co. Archive…. Read more by Luke Barry July 26, 2023 2 min
