WRC Opinion How WRC teams arrived at 2022 engine decision I’m glad to say, it wasn’t just me. It wasn’t just me who had to look up ‘Compact Dynamics’ when the German firm was announced… Read more by David Evans March 31, 2020 5 min
WRC News WRC keeps current engine base for 2022 hybrid move The next generation of World Rally Championship machinery will retain the same engines currently used in Rally1-specification World Rally Cars. There had been a wideranging… Read more by David Evans March 31, 2020 2 min
WRC News Hyundai launches “stay home, think motorsport” campaign Hyundai Motorsport has launched a new initiative to help keep its crews, customers and fans entertained during the current COVID-19-enforced lockdown. As well as working… Read more by David Evans March 31, 2020 2 min
WRC Video Onboard on the opening Safari Rally stage It’s been 18 years since the last special stage on the Safari Rally. So we thought we’d give you the inside line on exactly what… Read more by David Evans March 30, 2020 3 min
WRC News Evans wants running order reviewed for rejoining cars Toyota driver Elfyn Evans has called on the FIA to review regulations involving returning retired drivers in the running order on World Rally Championship rounds…. Read more by David Evans March 30, 2020 2 min
WRC Opinion David Evans: The WRC’s most impressive speeds Don’t get me wrong, corners are great. But every now and then it’s nice to see a bit of straightline speed. There’s something about a… Read more by David Evans March 29, 2020 5 min
WRC News Reduced M-Sport workforce’s main focus on 2022 car M-Sport has reduced its Cumbrian facility to a skeleton staff, but while work on 2020 slows down the team has switched its focus to working… Read more by David Evans March 28, 2020
WRC Opinion Colin Clark: DirtFish’s voice of rally on life in self-isolation Well, what a very strange week and a bit that’s been since returning from Rally México. You know, in some ways we seemed a little… Read more by Colin Clark March 27, 2020 5 min
WRC How contentious Rally México ‘connectorgate’ played out If there’s an easy barometer for the newsworthiness of an interview with a driver these days, it’s the reaction of the omnipresent PR person. Increasingly… Read more by David Evans March 27, 2020 3 min
WRC News Millener urges WRC to use gap to sort 2022 hybrid rules M-Sport Ford team principal Richard Millener has urged the FIA to make use of this unexpected mid-season downtime to expedite the World Rally Championship’s 2022… Read more by David Evans March 26, 2020
WRC Al-Attiyah has contacted Toyota over Safari Rally outing When it comes to off-road driving, nobody has enjoyed more stage rally success than Nasser Al-Attiyah – which is why he’s offering his services to… Read more by David Evans March 26, 2020
WRC News Sweden sourcing new location, Torsby set for 2021 stay Next year’s Rally Sweden is near-certain to remain in Torsby next season while the organizer works through the process of sourcing a snow-sure long-term solution… Read more by David Evans March 26, 2020 5 min
WRC News WRC teams to pull together during coronavirus crisis Teams in the World Rally Championship have vowed to pull together to look after everybody in the service park during the coronavirus crisis. With the… Read more by David Evans March 25, 2020 2 min
WRC News Portugal and Italy WRC rounds postponed The next two rounds of the World Rally Championship – Rally Portugal and Rally Italy – have been postponed. Confirmation of the decision to bump… Read more by David Evans March 24, 2020 2 min
WRC News Safari insistent locust situation won’t affect rally Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more surreal, it appears the Safari Rally World Rally Championship round is now facing a threat caused… Read more by David Evans March 23, 2020 5 min
WRC News Neuville getting Hyundai development ideas from Tänak Thierry Neuville says he is learning where best to develop Hyundai’s i20 Coupe WRC from new team-mate Ott Tänak given the World Rally Champion’s more… Read more by Jack Cozens March 22, 2020 2 min
WRC News M-Sport: Cause of Lappi fire unlikely to be found The cause of the fire which gutted Esapekka Lappi’s Ford Fiesta WRC on Rally Mexico is unlikely to ever be discovered, according to M-Sport Ford… Read more by David Evans March 22, 2020 2 min
WRC Features How ARA leader McKenna fared in the WRC If Barry McKenna liked chocolate before last week, he certainly wasn’t a fan of the Méxican El Chocolate variety after the third round of the… Read more by David Evans March 21, 2020 3 min