Rally News Rovanperä, Lappi and Latvala headline Finnish classic Don’t worry, you were busy getting ready for Monte Carlo. You’re excused. Eyes north come Friday though. The Finnish Rally Championship is up, running and… Read more by David Evans January 30, 2025 2 min
WRC News Lappi to contest Finnish championship with Mälkönen Esapekka Lappi will contest this year’s Finnish Rally Championship driving a Škoda Fabia RS Rally2, and will be co-driven by Enni Mälkönen. The two-time World… Read more by Luke Barry January 20, 2025 2 min
WRC Features Why Lappi’s at peace if this is the end Emotions are never far from the surface with Esapekka Lappi. Typically delivered with a dose of dry wit, the Finn is a straight-talker. So when… Read more by Luke Barry October 3, 2024 3 min
WRC News Lappi’s co-driver Ferm ends his WRC career Rally Chile 2024 will be Janne Ferm’s last rally as a World Rally Championship co-driver, after announcing his retirement on the final day of the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay September 29, 2024 2 min
WRC News Lappi’s next WRC outing may be his last Hyundai’s third seat has become the focal point of the World Rally Championship’s silly season so far. That drive is currently occupied by a rotating… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 13, 2024 3 min
WRC News Hyundai needs to improve its “peaky” car They were smiles very much born from long faces. Secto Rally Finland may later be reflected upon as a decisive swing in Hyundai’s favor in… Read more by Luke Barry August 9, 2024
WRC News Tree collision ends Lappi’s Rally Finland Esapekka Lappi has become the latest casualty on what has been a bruising Friday at Secto Rally Finland. Lappi’s Hyundai team-mate Ott Tänak crashed on… Read more by Luke Barry August 2, 2024 2 min
WRC News Hyundai reconsidering third driver policy Hyundai is considering employing a full-time driver for its third car in next year’s World Rally Championship, rather than the rotating cast of two, three… Read more by Mark Paulson July 29, 2024 3 min
WRC News How Lappi feels Hyundai was ‘tricked’ in Latvia Esapekka Lappi feels Hyundai was “tricked” in Latvia by the softer surfaces of the previous World Rally Championship round in Poland and his own preparation… Read more by Luke Barry July 23, 2024 3 min
WRC News Hyundai abandoned fix for Lappi’s Safari fault in 2023 DirtFish can reveal Esapekka Lappi’s retirement from last week’s Safari Rally Kenya was likely caused by a homologation problem last year. The teams are permitted… Read more by David Evans April 2, 2024 3 min
WRC Features How Rovanperä rode the rocks to rule the Safari Friday As the cars departed the south-bound side of the Nairobi Expressway, passing Kenya’s parliament building, heading for the Kenyatta International Convention Center, the sense… Read more by David Evans April 1, 2024 10 min +
WRC News Why Lappi didn’t want to drive a Safari Saturday Esapekka Lappi was put through the wringer by Safari Rally Kenya. Anything that could go wrong, did go wrong. On Friday, his gearbox literally exploded,… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 31, 2024 2 min
WRC News More drama for Hyundai drivers on Safari Rally Thierry Neuville’s hopes of picking up maximum Sunday points on Safari Rally Kenya have been curtailed by an impact with a rock, which has broken… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 31, 2024 2 min
WRC News Hyundai drivers told to slow down to save transmission Hyundai’s chances of ending Toyota’s domination of Safari Rally Kenya look to have been spoiled by transmission issues, with the team’s technical director François-Xavier Demaison… Read more by David Evans March 29, 2024 3 min
WRC News Neuville: Lappi would have beaten Rovanperä Could he? Would he? Who knows? Thierry Neuville knows. The World Rally Championship leader believes he has the answer to a question which more than… Read more by David Evans February 23, 2024 2 min
WRC Opinion Why Evans is wrong about the WRC points system Elfyn Evans is wrong. At least, he’s wrong this week. Because this week, I like the new World Rally Championship’s shiny new points system. Post-Monte?… Read more by David Evans February 21, 2024 5 min
WRC Features The five longest waits for a second WRC win Every rally driver craves that winning feeling. For the professionals, it’s why they take such big risks behind the wheel – the elation of victory… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay February 18, 2024 5 min
WRC News Lappi wins Sweden as Evans narrows Neuville’s points lead Esapakka Lappi wrapped up a first WRC win since 2017 as he cruised to Rally Sweden success while Elfyn Evans overhauled Adrien Fourmaux to secure… Read more by Mark Paulson February 18, 2024 3 min
