WRC News Tänak would rather rest than test Puma this year As an answer, it tells its own story. No. Ott Tänak won’t be flying back to Britain to test M-Sport’s Ford Puma Rally1 again this… Read more by Rob Hansford December 13, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Why are Rally1 teams not testing for Monte in December? Anybody noticed anything missing? Isn’t it around this time that the Alps come to life. And I’m not talking about skiing. I’m talking about the… Read more by David Evans December 12, 2022 3 min
WRC News Gilsoul to partner Loubet in WRC next year Pierre-Louis Loubet and Nicolas Gilsoul will partner up for next year’s World Rally Championship season in an M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1. Ever since Vincent Landais’… Read more by Luke Barry December 12, 2022 3 min
Rally News Toyota caught out by Hyundai’s rate of development Toyota technical director Tom Fowler has admitted he was “caught out a little bit” by how quickly Hyundai recovered its deficit throughout the World Rally… Read more by Luke Barry December 12, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Big WRC driver moves that didn’t work out Ott Tänak and M-Sport’s reunion has all the hallmarks of a successful World Rally Championship partnership. Tänak’s roots are with M-Sport. Although he left it… Read more by Luke Barry December 10, 2022 10 min +
WRC Features How F1 perceives the WRC Formula 1 is often seen to be the pinnacle of motorsport. It’s the championship that consistently steals the mainstream headlines and provides household names. But… Read more by Rob Hansford December 10, 2022 3 min
WRC Features How Renault plans to give Ford a run for its money M-Sport Poland managing director Maciej Woda wants this. He wants his company’s Ford Fiesta Rally3 to be challenged in the fledgling category. But will he… Read more by Luke Barry December 9, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Tänak: I’m like Malcolm Wilson’s stepson Ott Tänak has described his relationship with M-Sport managing director Malcolm Wilson as being like his “stepson” as he prepares to rejoin the team in… Read more by Luke Barry December 9, 2022 2 min
WRC Opinion Vote for the greatest WRC driver of all time! Who is the greatest World Rally Championship driver of all time? It’s a debate you’ve probably had down the pub or on social media before,… Read more by Luke Barry December 9, 2022
WRC Podcast The biggest winner from Tänak’s move to M-Sport Ott Tänak is returning to M-Sport, the team that gave him the springboard that led him to becoming one of the World Rally Championship’s most… Read more by DirtFish Media December 8, 2022 10 min +
WRC News Hirvonen will finally start the rally he’s failed to twice Mikko Hirvonen knows how it feels to miss out. Four times a runner-up in the World Rally Championship – every time to Sébastien Loeb – it’s… Read more by Luke Barry December 8, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Why Tänak and M-Sport compliment each other so well When did I know Ott Tänak would return to M-Sport? Easy. It was in the afternoon. On October 19. That’s October 19, 2017. Earlier that… Read more by David Evans December 8, 2022 5 min
WRC News Paddon’s WRC2 title plan in doubt Hayden Paddon’s plan to win next year’s WRC2 title is in doubt, but the European Rally Championship is “of interest” as an alternative. Paddon, who… Read more by Luke Barry December 8, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Why Tänak’s moved to M-Sport – in his own words From the moment his departure from Hyundai Motorsport was confirmed on that Sunday night in Salou, those in the know, knew. Or they thought they… Read more by David Evans December 7, 2022 5 min
WRC Video What Tänak’s move to M-Sport means The reunion has happened! Ott Tänak has signed for M-Sport for next year’s World Rally Championship. It’s tremendously exciting for M-Sport Ford but, perhaps more so… Read more by DirtFish Media December 7, 2022
WRC News Wilson: Tänak elevates M-Sport to 2023 title challengers M-Sport managing director Malcolm Wilson says Ott Tänak’s return elevates the team to challengers for next season’s World Rally Championship. Wilson confirmed the 2019 World… Read more by David Evans December 7, 2022 3 min
WRC News Tänak returns to M-Sport next year Ott Tänak’s return to the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team is complete – he will be announced as the team’s new lead driver this week…. Read more by David Evans December 7, 2022 2 min
WRC News Abiteboul will become Hyundai’s new team principal Cyril Abiteboul will be Hyundai’s new team principal in the World Rally Championship next year, DirtFish understands. Abiteboul will replace deputy team director Julien Moncet,… Read more by Luke Barry December 6, 2022 2 min