WRC News WRC’s strategy to get young drivers into Rally1 cars In part, Mārtiņš Sesks has WRC Promoter to thank for his sensational pair of Rally1 outings earlier this year in Poland and Latvia, as well… Read more by Luke Barry September 20, 2024 2 min
WRC News Sordo thinks WRC would be more fun without hybrid With the World Rally Championship’s future regulations still not officially formalized, a series veteran has one suggestion. Ditch hybrid. Battling through Friday afternoon’s stages of… Read more by Luke Barry September 19, 2024 3 min
WRC News Hyundai focusing on making its Rally2 a Tarmac car Hyundai is taking a novel approach to making its i20 N Rally2 a front-running car again: it’s planning to turn it into a primarily asphalt-oriented… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay September 19, 2024 3 min
WRC News Wilson wants to make Fourmaux world champion by 2026 M-Sport managing director Malcolm Wilson says his “clear ambition” in the World Rally Championship is to make Adrien Fourmaux world champion – but added he’d… Read more by Luke Barry September 19, 2024 2 min
WRC News Winners chosen from Beyond Rally training camp Lyssia Baudet, Suvi Jyrkiäinen and Claire Schönborn have been chosen as the three finalists of WRC Promoter’s Beyond Rally Women’s Driver Development Program, and will… Read more by Luke Barry September 18, 2024 2 min
WRC News How Katsuta and Pajari fit into Toyota’s 2025 plan With Sami Pajari’s return to Toyota’s factory team now just a week away, the biggest question in Chile is likely to be about the math…. Read more by David Evans September 18, 2024 2 min
WRC Podcast Paddon’s take on how rallying should improve You’d be hard pressed to find anybody more passionate about rallying than Hayden Paddon. Ever since he was born, rallying has been the New Zealander’s… Read more by DirtFish Media September 18, 2024 10 min +
WRC Features When team-mates tied for a WRC rally win Sami Pajari and Robert Virves’ tie for WRC2 glory at the recent Acropolis Rally Greece was impressive – of that there can be no dispute…. Read more by Luke Barry September 17, 2024 3 min
WRC News What you need to know: Beyond Rally training camp Today marks the first of three potentially career-defining days for 15 of the world’s most promising female rally drivers. Situated at M-Sport Poland’s base in… Read more by Luke Barry September 16, 2024 2 min
WRC Features A day off the stages with the World Rally Champions Kalle Rovanperä looks down at his arm and grimaces. It wasn’t really, was it? For once, the driver wasn’t remotely close to the sweet spot…. Read more by David Evans September 15, 2024 5 min
WRC News Toyota ‘needs’ three full-time drivers in 2025 Jari-Matti Latvala was always the most upfront of drivers. When he made a mistake, he called it. He hid behind nobody and told it the… Read more by David Evans September 14, 2024 2 min
WRC Features WRC drivers to have been benched mid-season Nobody will envy Takamoto Katsuta just now. Despite his best efforts, his 2024 World Rally Championship campaign has been a clear struggle and Toyota has… Read more by Luke Barry September 14, 2024 3 min
WRC Features “This life is mad!” – WRC’s newest Junior champion Few moments scream ‘welcome to the big time’ more than having your nation’s sporting icon walk up and congratulate you on a job well done…. Read more by Alasdair Lindsay September 13, 2024 3 min
WRC News Why Latvala knows benching is best for Katsuta Not many people truly knew what Takamoto Katsuta was going through on Wednesday. Benched and told he wasn’t wanted for Toyota’s next World Rally Championship… Read more by David Evans September 13, 2024 2 min
WRC News Hyundai “analyzing competition” before deciding on third driver Amid talk of Hyundai potentially pulling its manufacturer team out of the World Rally Championship, one thing is for sure: it remains committed to the… Read more by Mark Paulson September 13, 2024 2 min
WRC News How Pajari feels ahead of his two fresh Rally1 chances An unexpected byproduct of Sami Pajari’s elevation to Toyota’s GR Yaris Rally1 for this month’s Rally Chile will be a next generation head-to-head between him… Read more by David Evans September 12, 2024 3 min
WRC News Ogier to honor his commitment to Toyota Despite falling 38 points behind World Rally Championship leader Thierry Neuville at Acropolis Rally Greece, Sébastien Ogier will honor his commitment to Toyota and contest all… Read more by Luke Barry September 12, 2024 3 min
WRC News Neuville back in Rally1 action this week for Chile warm-up Just days after his victory at Acropolis Rally Greece, World Rally Championship leader Thierry Neuville will be back in competition in his Hyundai i20 N… Read more by Luke Barry September 11, 2024 2 min