WRC News Mikkelsen working on a Rally2 program Andreas Mikkelsen finds himself back in a familiar position: seeking a Rally2 program in order to stay sharp in case any manufacturers need him at… Read more by Luke Barry February 7, 2025 3 min
WRC News Abiteboul sure Monte was a “wake-up call” for Neuville Hyundai Motorsport president and team principal Cyril Abiteboul feels Thierry Neuville’s difficult Monte Carlo will serve as a “wake-up call” for the rest of the… Read more by Luke Barry February 7, 2025 2 min
WRC News WRC evaluating bringing Rally4 cars back The World Rally Championship is considering re-introducing Rally4 cars into the championship’s framework, after they were dropped in 2022. Front-wheel-drive has often been seen as… Read more by Luke Barry February 6, 2025 2 min
WRC News Greensmith considered Toyota switch Oliver Solberg switched his Škoda for a Toyota in pursuit of WRC2 glory in 2025, and old team-mate Gus Greensmith almost did the same. Greensmith has… Read more by Luke Barry February 6, 2025 3 min
Rally Podcast Østberg remembers his breakthrough WRC drive The best rally of most World Rally Championship drivers’ careers is usually one of the ones they won, but is that the case for Mads Østberg?… Read more by DirtFish Media February 5, 2025 10 min +
WRC News Rovanperä launches his own streetwear collection Sasu Kauppi is a man made for a beard. And he wears it well. Why, you might ask, are you reading about a Finnish-born fashion… Read more by David Evans February 5, 2025 2 min
WRC News Ouninpohja becomes powerstage for Rally Finland Super Sunday is the World Rally Championship’s term for it. Rally Finland prefers ‘Ouninday’. After making its long-awaited return to the event in 2024, the… Read more by Luke Barry February 5, 2025 2 min
WRC News Can Fourmaux fight for the championship? World Rally champion Thierry Neuville said something interesting on the eve of the 2025 season. “I think we have four to five drivers who can… Read more by Luke Barry February 5, 2025 3 min
WRC News Hankook’s verdict on its start to life as WRC tire supplier The silence was golden. And very much appreciated. Hankook’s biggest step in global motorsport had been a success. Flagging the cars away from outside the… Read more by David Evans February 4, 2025 3 min
WRC Features The early favorite for WRC’s biggest prize Last year’s Junior WRC title went down to the wire. Its projected champion changed hands more than once in a flurry of first-day action on… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay February 4, 2025 3 min
WRC News Kauppinen’s Arctic win was even better than it looked There’s a moment in the career of every promising young talent where the watching world stands up, takes notice and realizes somebody special has just… Read more by Luke Barry February 3, 2025 2 min
WRC Features What’s behind Munster’s newfound form? I don’t mind admitting it, I wasn’t convinced. When Grégoire Munster told us at the World Rally Championship’s official launch that he hoped to replicate… Read more by Luke Barry February 3, 2025 5 min
WRC News Hyundai’s secrecy over its updated Rally1 car I already knew the response I’d get before I asked the question, but it would be remiss not to try. Details of Hyundai’s revised i20… Read more by Luke Barry February 3, 2025 2 min
WRC News How was Rovanperä beaten by a Rally2 car at Arctic Rally? Did anybody else notice an elephant slide into the room on Saturday night? Eighteen-year-old Tuukka Kauppinen beating Kalle Rovanperä by 11 seconds on the Arctic… Read more by David Evans February 2, 2025 3 min
WRC Features Becoming a hero by paying tribute to your own Caught up in the moment, it could easily have been 1999 again: the Monte Carlo Rally where Ford and Colin McRae made a splash with… Read more by Luke Barry February 2, 2025 5 min
WRC News Did Rovanperä’s circuit racing affect his Monte? Two weeks prior to the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally, Hyundai’s trio of drivers were putting the i20 N Rally1 through its paces. Toyota’s drivers were… Read more by Luke Barry January 31, 2025 2 min
WRC Features The live off-stage thrill Monte Carlo Rally delivered “Five… four… three… two… one.” If Brenten Kelly (DirtFish head of brand) ever fancies becoming a co-driver, he’ll get a solid reference from me. Clear,… Read more by Luke Barry January 30, 2025 3 min
WRC News Fourth car unlikely for Hyundai in 2025 Hyundai Motorsport is unlikely to run extra cars during the 2025 World Rally Championship season, with president and team principal Cyril Abiteboul keen to “really… Read more by Luke Barry January 30, 2025 2 min
