WRC News Rovanperä leads Latvia, Sesks grabs first stage win Kalle Rovanperä leads Rally Latvia after Friday morning’s loop of stages, but home hero Mārtiņš Sesks is keeping him honest after claiming his first-ever World… Read more by Luke Barry July 19, 2024 3 min
WRC Video Steve Rimmer column: My ride in a Rally1 car Being offered a ride in a Rally1 car is like being handed a winning lottery ticket. It’s an experience money simply can’t buy. Standing in… Read more by DirtFish Media July 18, 2024 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä wins atypical superspecial to lead Rally Latvia Kalle Rovanperä won Rally Latvia’s first-ever stage in the World Rally Championship, beating Thierry Neuville and Sébastien Ogier on Thursday night’s superspecial to establish a… Read more by Luke Barry July 18, 2024 2 min
WRC News Why Ogier is taking on WRC’s fast gravel rallies Toyota’s plan to defend its World Rally Championship manufacturers’ crown seemed straightforward. Sébastien Ogier and Kalle Rovanperä would split duties in the third car, each… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay July 18, 2024 3 min
WRC News WRC virtual chicane test draws mixed reaction The FIA has clarified the use and implementation of virtual chicanes after leading World Rally Championship drivers raised concerns about the system after the shakedown… Read more by Luke Barry July 18, 2024 5 min
WRC News Tänak tops Latvia shakedown, Neuville survives moment Ott Tänak set the shakedown pace from Hyundai team-mate Thierry Neuville on the World Rally Championship’s very first visit to Rally Latvia. The 2.2-mile Cimdenieki… Read more by Luke Barry July 18, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Rally Latvia: Everything you need to know In hosting round eight of the 2024 World Rally Championship, Latvia becomes the 38th country in history to stage an event on rallying’s global tour… Read more by Luke Barry July 17, 2024 5 min
WRC Photos When a level playing field helped an underdog shine It may sound obvious, but one of the key advantages seasoned campaigners have in the World Rally Championship is experience. Not just of competing at… Read more by Luke Barry July 17, 2024 2 min
WRC Podcast Will Toyota’s extra car prove pivotal in Latvia? The World Rally Championship heads to a new location this week as Rally Latvia makes its WRC debut. And that’s the focus of this week’s… Read more by DirtFish Media July 17, 2024 10 min +
WRC News Mikkelsen in Latvia just in case Tänak can’t drive Andreas Mikkelsen is in Latvia on standby for Ott Tänak in case the 2019 World Rally champion is ruled out of competing by the FIA,… Read more by Luke Barry July 17, 2024 2 min
WRC News How Latvia makes Neuville’s job even harder As leader of the World Rally Championship, it’s not unexpected for Thierry Neuville to be feeling somewhat pessimistic about his chances at this week’s Rally… Read more by Luke Barry July 17, 2024 3 min
WRC Features The secrets to McErlean’s sudden WRC2 success The question draws laughter in response, but there’s nothing laughable about the prospect. Such are the steps that Josh McErlean has made in 2024, the… Read more by Luke Barry July 16, 2024 5 min
WRC Features Latvia has more than one local WRC expert When we talk about ‘home events’ in the World Rally Championship, sometimes they’re not really near home at all. In the same country, yes, but… Read more by Luke Barry July 16, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Rally Latvia 2024 form guide Round eight of the 2024 World Rally Championship is the only entirely new addition to the calendar for this season: Rally Latvia. Of course, this… Read more by DirtFish Media July 16, 2024 5 min
WRC Features Top 5 rally highlights from Goodwood FOS 2024 The world’s loudest and grandest garden party is closed for another year, but what a year it was. No matter which discipline of motorsport gets… Read more by Luke Barry July 15, 2024 5 min
WRC Features What can we expect from Semenuk in the WRC? What will Brandon Semenuk bring to the World Rally Championship? An all-white car and a BMX. Expecting more than that? Don’t. The Canadian has long… Read more by David Evans July 15, 2024
WRC News Rally Latvia 2024 data: Entry list + itinerary It’s time for the second in the trio of super-fast gravel rallies forming a spectacular summer in the 2024 World Rally Championship. After the return… Read more by DirtFish Media July 15, 2024 3 min
ERC News The rally rivals that are also real friends Friendships, they say, can’t exist within an elite competition environment. How, for example, could Max Vertsappen remain good mates with Lando Norris when the two… Read more by Luke Barry July 14, 2024 5 min
