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
WRC News FIA not planning any changes to WRC2 format The FIA isn’t planning to make any changes to the format of WRC2 next season, despite calls from reigning champion Andreas Mikkelsen to tweak it…. Read more by Luke Barry November 7, 2022 3 min
WRC News Wheatley: FIA keeping eye on automotive’s future Predicting where the automotive industry will go in the future is a tricky business, and one that the FIA has to stay on top of… Read more by Ida Wood May 6, 2022 2 min
WRC Opinion Spectating with rallying’s new boss Have you ever had imposter syndrome? Finding yourself in a situation you feel you simply don’t belong in? As the second day of Croatia Rally… Read more by Luke Barry April 23, 2022 3 min
WRC News FIA’s artificial intelligence cameras put on hold The FIA’s plans to incorporate artificial intelligence into spectator safety have been put on hold due to the challenge involved with developing suitable technology. Plans… Read more by David Evans April 23, 2022 2 min
WRC Podcast Is the FIA’s reduced hybrid penalty fair? New FIA rally director Andrew Wheatley has only been in the job a matter of days, but he’s already made his first important decision. The… Read more by DirtFish Media March 22, 2022 10 min +
WRC Podcast The tough job the FIA’s new rally director faces It might seem strange to be worrying about 2025 in 2022, but that’s precisely the task that new FIA rally director Andrew Wheatley has been… Read more by DirtFish Media March 17, 2022 10 min +
WRC Features Why Wheatley is the right choice for rallying At the end of October last year, Andrew Wheatley climbed out of a rally car, straightened his back and smiled at the memory of what… Read more by David Evans March 10, 2022 3 min
Rally News FIA reveals Matton’s replacement as rally director Andrew Wheatley has been named as the new FIA rally director, replacing Yves Matton who left the role in December. Wheatley, a former business development… Read more by David Evans March 10, 2022 2 min
