WRC News Tänak and Neuville “working together” says Hyundai boss When it was announced last October, people smiled, nodded and made the right noises. As soon as backs were turned, faces dropped and knowing looks… Read more by David Evans July 16, 2020 2 min
WRC Features What the 2020 Safari Rally would have been like It would have been different. And it will be different when it comes around again next year. So defined are people’s preconceptions of what a… Read more by David Evans July 15, 2020 3 min
WRC News Ogier on verge of new Toyota deal for 2021 Sébastien Ogier will remain with Toyota Gazoo Racing next season, extending his World Rally Championship career by another year. The six-time champion, who has already… Read more by DirtFish Media July 15, 2020 2 min
WRC Features When McRae traded flair for care to win the 2002 Safari Remember when World Rally Cars broke down? If that particular memory is beyond you, you probably weren’t in Kenya the last time the World Rally… Read more by David Evans July 15, 2020 5 min
BRC News Adamo eyes British Rally success for Hyundai Hyundai Motorsport director Andrea Adamo has set his sights on winning the British Rally Championship with an i20 R5 built by his customer racing operation…. Read more by David Evans July 15, 2020 2 min
WRC Podcast Podcast: The Safari’s great past – and future As we approach what should have been one of the most spectacular weekends of the 2020 World Rally Championship season, we instead kick off #DirtFishSafariWeek… Read more by DirtFish Media July 14, 2020 10 min +
WRC Features What would a modern Safari Rally car look like? There was no need for a workshop in Nairobi. No need for a separate African test team spending the thick end of six months on… Read more by David Evans July 14, 2020 5 min
WRC News Remaining JWRC schedule announced FIA Junior WRC Team director Maciej Woda has talked of his delight at returning the World Rally Championship’s feeder series to the stages after a… Read more by David Evans July 14, 2020 2 min
WRC News Pirelli to begin 2021 testing on Sardinia WRC stages The 2021 World Rally Championship season starts on Tuesday for Andreas Mikkelsen and Pirelli. The Norwegian will drive Pirelli’s Citroën C3 WRC at a two-day… Read more by David Evans July 14, 2020 2 min
Rally News Paddon’s i20 AP4 – the car literally transformed overnight! For those who thought Rally Spain’s switch from gravel to asphalt trim was a big deal, forget it. Hayden Paddon has had a rethink on… Read more by David Evans July 13, 2020 3 min
WRC Features Meet the team behind the WRC’s hybrid overhaul In 18 months’ time, the World Rally Championship’s next generation will be loaded into the back of a truck and pointed in the direction of… Read more by David Evans July 13, 2020 5 min
WRC News FIA: WRC can’t compromise DNA for electric switch FIA rally director Yves Matton has marshalled against the bastardization of the World Rally Championship in an effort to expedite an introduction of electric cars… Read more by David Evans July 13, 2020 2 min
WRC News Tänak thinks Hyundai could trouble Toyota on fast rallies If anybody knows what it takes to beat a Toyota Yaris World Rally Car on a fast rally, it’s Ott Tänak. He took back-to-back Finland… Read more by David Evans July 13, 2020 3 min
WRC Opinion DirtFish’s secret co-driver: Blanking plate Co-drivers around the world know the feeling. It’s a special feeling. A special feeling that’s very, very bad. It’s the one where the next road… Read more by DirtFish Media July 12, 2020 5 min
WRC News Latvala turned down Pirelli test role out of Toyota loyalty Jari-Matti Latvala has revealed he turned down the chance to test for Pirelli next season out of loyalty to Toyota. Andreas Mikkelsen was recently named… Read more by David Evans July 12, 2020 2 min
WRC News How Ypres joining the WRC would cause M-Sport headaches M-Sport team principal Richard Millener has outlined the race against time the British squad would face if Ypres Rally lands a spot on this year’s… Read more by David Evans July 11, 2020 2 min
WRC Video Behind-the-scenes of McRae’s first season without Subaru Colin McRae’s move from Subaru to Ford shocked the World Rally Championship-watching public to its very core in 1999. Nobody really saw it coming. Nobody… Read more by David Evans July 11, 2020 10 min +
WRC News Road order rules changed for Estonia in boost for Ogier The World Rally Championship’s running-order rules have been given a one-off adjustment for Rally Estonia, helping points leader Sébastien Ogier. With almost 70% of the… Read more by David Evans July 10, 2020 1 min
