WRC Features The call that changed Hannu Mikkola’s life Today would have been Hannu Mikkola’s 82nd birthday. What better way to remember and celebrate the two-time world champion than to go back in time… Read more by Jon Scoltock May 24, 2024 5 min
WRC News Why Hannu Mikkola turned Lancia down When Audi’s senior management invited Hannu Mikkola into the office, he had an idea what was coming. This was 1986, the World Rally Championship was… Read more by David Evans May 24, 2024 3 min
WRC Features When Röhrl used Lancia’s tricks against the Italians At some point, the question’s coming. Given the potential for dry and dusty conditions, it’s as inevitable as the consumption of Pastéis de Nata in… Read more by David Evans May 9, 2024 5 min
WRC Features Tractors on ice… retirement Kankkunen style I’m sitting in a kitchen not far from the Russian border staring at snow. There’s a cassette player in the corner playing Arttu Wiskari’s rally… Read more by David Evans March 10, 2024 10 min +
Dakar News The “crazy idea” that Sainz’s victory made reality Everything was turned upside down at the dawn of the current decade. When Covid-19 ground everything to a halt, it gave some of us in… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 19, 2024 3 min
Cars News Loeb loses out as Sainz chases Dakar glory for Audi Carlos Sainz is within touching distance of a dream Dakar farewell victory for his Audi team. The Spaniard has arrived in Yanbu after 3,000 miles… Read more by David Evans January 18, 2024 3 min
Features When Audi took revenge on Lancia The war was done. Lancia won. Famously. But what followed? Did the Turinese roll into Monte Carlo for a sixth win in 10 years in… Read more by David Evans January 18, 2024 5 min
Dakar News The two problems Loeb faces to win Dakar Sébastien Loeb is so close that he can see it. Two stages are between him and the end of the Dakar: a first win after… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 17, 2024 2 min
Cars News Loeb fires warning shot as Dakar race hots up The second half of motorsport’s greatest marathon has only just begun and the event is at fever pitch. Audi’s Carlos Sainz still leads, but Sébastien… Read more by David Evans January 14, 2024 3 min
Dakar Features Why the next week will shape modern history for Audi Audi has a habit of revolutionizing motorsport. Quattro permanently changed rallying; the days of two-wheel drive at the top level were banished to the history… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 13, 2024 3 min
Dakar News Sainz takes Dakar lead, Loeb returns to lead fight Carlos Sainz has assumed the lead of the Dakar Rally after stage two, while Sébastien Loeb recovered strongly from day one drama to assume a… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 7, 2024 2 min
Dakar Features Everything you need to know about Dakar 2024 The beginning of a new year can only mean one thing in the world of off-road motorsport. It’s Dakar time. The 46th edition of the… Read more by James Bowen January 4, 2024
eWRC Features The WRC manufacturers with the most 1-2-3 finishes Toyota achieved the extraordinary last weekend when all four of its GR Yaris Rally1s finished in a perfect formation on Safari Rally Kenya. A 1-2-3-4… Read more by Luke Barry June 25, 2023 5 min
Dakar News Ekström wants more cross-country running in Audi Audi Sport’s Dakar Rally pairing Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist have called for more competitive running in the World Rally-Raid Championship this year. The Swedish… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon February 25, 2023 2 min
Dakar News Valiant Sainz forced out of Dakar Carlos Sainz is out of this year’s Dakar Rally following his heavy stage nine crash which has left his Audi RS Q e-tron E2 too… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Audi: More talks needed regarding Dakar EoT regulations Team Audi Sport boss Sven Quandt says that more discussions between competitors and the FIA are needed around the Equivalence of Technology following the completion… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 9, 2023 3 min
Dakar Features What you missed on the first week of the Dakar Rally 2023 And just like that, the 2023 Dakar Rally has reached the end of its opening week of action in Saudi Arabia. The first seven days… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 9, 2023
Dakar News Peterhansel navigator injured on Dakar Stéphane Peterhansel’s navigator Edouard Boulanger suffered a broken vertebrae in the stage-six crash that ended the Audi pairing’s 2023 Dakar Rally. While attempting to reduce… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 8, 2023 3 min