WRC News Hyundai defends decision to pick Lappi for Chile Hyundai sporting director Andrew Wheatley defended the team’s decision to bring Esapekka Lappi to Rally Chile, after the Finn struggled comprehensively on Friday. Alongside Adrien Fourmaux and… Read more by Luke Barry September 11, 2026 3 min
WRC News Paddon and Hyundai deliver hints on his future Hayden Paddon has no further events on his schedule as a factory Hyundai World Rally Championship driver – for now. Esapekka Lappi is back in… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay September 8, 2026 2 min
News Hyundai fearful of a wet weekend in Paraguay Slightly leftfield question for a Friday morning, but how familiar are you with the potter’s wheel? Sébastien Ogier is probably more familiar than he thinks… Read more by David Evans August 28, 2026 3 min
WRC News Hyundai ‘full throttle’ for remainder of 2026 Full throttle, and there’s no other option. It could easily be a line from Ari Vatanen’s autobiography, but in this context those words belong to… Read more by Luke Barry August 24, 2026 3 min
WRC News The laptop work Lappi’s done to be better in Finland Rally Estonia fell short of Esapekka Lappi’s expectations, so what has he done to improve his prospects for this week’s Rally Finland? Two weeks ago… Read more by Luke Barry July 30, 2026 3 min
WRC News Lappi’s critical self assessment Hyundai doesn’t agree with They say the stopwatch doesn’t lie, but Esapekka Lappi must’ve felt it was tricking him in Estonia. No rally driver – professional or not –… Read more by Luke Barry July 21, 2026 3 min
WRC News Hyundai going all out for Acropolis Rally win Hyundai sporting director Andrew Wheatley has promised an all-or-nothing approach from Thierry Neuville as he leads Acropolis Rally Greece into the final day. After 13… Read more by Luke Barry June 27, 2026 3 min
WRC News ‘Everything still open’ for Hyundai in 2027 Toyota is the only current World Rally Championship manufacturer building a car for the new 2027 regulations; meanwhile its rival Hyundai is still deciding whether… Read more by Luke Barry June 18, 2026 2 min
WRC News Hyundai aiming to ‘annoy’ Toyota for rest of 2026 By every metric, Toyota beat Hyundai in the first half of the 2026 World Rally Championship. It’s won more rallies, more stages, scored more podiums… Read more by Luke Barry June 10, 2026 2 min
WRC News Will Hyundai give Paddon the gravel rally he wants? Hyundai sporting director Andrew Wheatley says there’s “no question” Hayden Paddon has done enough to earn a gravel round of the World Rally Championship –… Read more by Luke Barry June 4, 2026 3 min
WRC News Hyundai drivers relieved asphalt “nightmare” is over Hyundai’s full-time World Rally Championship drivers have spoken of their relief that sealed-surface events won’t feature in the second half of the 2026 season, after… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 1, 2026 3 min
WRC News Neuville still expects to struggle despite recent win Thierry Neuville still expects to struggle at this week’s Rally Japan, despite winning the latest World Rally Championship round in Portugal. The 2024 world champion… Read more by Luke Barry May 26, 2026 2 min
WRC News Neuville: This win removes our doubts All victories in the World Rally Championship are worth the same 25 points, but victory at Rally Portugal meant far more to Hyundai Motorsport than… Read more by Luke Barry May 11, 2026 3 min
WRC Podcast Andrew Wheatley’s honest take on Hyundai’s troubled 2026 Why has 2026 been such a struggle for Hyundai? What is the team’s World Rally Championship future beyond this season? How did Thierry Neuville really… Read more by DirtFish Staff May 4, 2026 10 min +
WRC News Hyundai determined to use the benefit it didn’t want Hyundai never planned to be in this championship position: 98 points adrift of Toyota, with its leading driver 42 points back in fifth. But now in… Read more by Luke Barry May 1, 2026 2 min
WRC News Hyundai targeting big fightback in Portugal Hyundai has promised to “come back absolutely fighting” when the World Rally Championship shifts to gravel and Rally Portugal in May. The i20 N Rally1… Read more by Luke Barry April 20, 2026 2 min
WRC News Paddon never thought he’d get another WRC podium When team-mate Adrien Fourmaux clattered a telegraph pole and booked himself a spot at a friendly local’s lunch table instead of into the afternoon’s stages,… Read more by Luke Barry April 14, 2026 2 min
WRC News Hyundai’s reaction to losing Croatia win on the powerstage Hyundai couldn’t believe it. Nobody could. Thierry Neuville had over one minute in hand starting the powerstage, but a mistake early on the stage –… Read more by Luke Barry April 12, 2026 3 min
