WRC News Hyundai now certain ‘Evo’-spec i20 is step forward Andrew Wheatley is now certain that Hyundai’s evolution of its i20 N Rally1, launched at this year’s Rally Sweden, is a distinct step forward after… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 19, 2025 3 min
WRC News Hyundai’s options now Tänak is out for 2026 Just hours before Ott Tänak confirmed his departure from next year’s World Rally Championship, Hyundai’s sporting director Andrew Wheatley talked DirtFish through possible replacements for… Read more by David Evans November 9, 2025 2 min
WRC News Hyundai: We will be WRC champions in 2026 Hyundai’s new WRC sporting director Andrew Wheatley has set his stall out. In 2026, all guns will be blazing. In his words: “We are going… Read more by Luke Barry October 27, 2025 3 min
WRC News What Wheatley’s learned about Hyundai It’s barely been a week since Hyundai announced the appointment of former FIA road sport director Andrew Wheatley as its WRC sporting director. But that week… Read more by Luke Barry October 22, 2025 5 min
WRC News Wheatley joins Hyundai as WRC sporting director Andrew Wheatley will make an immediate return to the World Rally Championship service park after joining Hyundai Motorsport as the Korean firm’s sporting director. The… Read more by David Evans October 14, 2025 3 min
WRC Podcast Understanding the WRC’s future with Andrew Wheatley The future of the World Rally Championship has become clearer today, with confirmation of the 2027 technical regulations. So who better to speak to than… Read more by DirtFish Media December 11, 2024 10 min +
WRC Opinion Why did Andrew Wheatley leave the FIA? This time I don’t get it. I just don’t. Andrew Wheatley’s departure from the FIA is a major blow for the World Rally Championship and… Read more by David Evans December 6, 2024 2 min
WRC News Wheatley replaced as FIA road sport director Andrew Wheatley has left his position as FIA road sport director and will be replaced by his deputy Emilia Abel. Wheatley took over the FIA’s… Read more by Luke Barry December 5, 2024 2 min
WRC News FIA warns consequences for Japan after repeat safety issue FIA road sport director Andrew Wheatley says there will be consequences for Rally Japan after a non-competing car found its way onto a live stage… Read more by David Evans November 23, 2024 2 min
WRC News Solberg’s Chile protest to be reheard after FIA intervention A previously rejected protest from Oliver Solberg’s Toksport team regarding a notional time assigned to WRC2 title rival Yohan Rossel will now be reheard by… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay October 11, 2024 3 min
WRC News Why a mid-season WRC points system change is unlikely One thing more than any other has been a consistent talking point in the 2024 World Rally Championship: the new points system. The FIA has… Read more by Jon Scoltock April 25, 2024 3 min
WRC News WRC working group chief: I don’t understand new points system Last week was all about the mid-term and long-term future of the World Rally Championship. David Richards was outlining the FIA WRC working group’s vision… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 8, 2024 3 min
WRC News FIA: Hyundai’s illegal recce claims wide of the mark The FIA has told DirtFish Hyundai’s claims of illegal recceing in the World Rally Championship are unrepresentative of the series and wide of the mark…. Read more by David Evans June 26, 2023 3 min
WRC News Serderidis isn’t the only Puma driver competing this weekend Just when Jourdan Serderidis thought he’d got the limelight sorted, the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team star finds he’s not the only Puma in town… Read more by David Evans March 7, 2023 2 min
WRC News Why was this year’s WRC calendar so late? FIA rally director Andrew Wheatley has explained the reasons for the delay in the delivery of the 2023 World Rally Championship calendar. The schedule of… Read more by David Evans November 25, 2022 3 min
WRC News FIA: More spectators would help Rally Japan FIA rally director Andrew Wheatley believes that allowing more spectators into the Rally Japan stages would be a positive move for the event’s safety. In… Read more by Mark Paulson November 23, 2022 2 min
WRC Features What does the FIA do next with Rally Japan? The long-awaited return of Rally Japan to the World Rally Championship provided plenty of drama – and while there were many positives coming out of… Read more by Mark Paulson November 19, 2022 3 min
News Rally Japan will stop immediately if another safety breach occurs For the first time in the history of the World Rally Championship, an event – this week’s Rally Japan – has been threatened with being… Read more by David Evans November 12, 2022 2 min
