WRC News Hyundai prioritizes reliability over pace on Safari Hyundai will start this year’s Safari Rally Kenya with a radically different approach to the set-up of its trio of i20 N Rally2s, as the… Read more by David Evans March 12, 2026 3 min
WRC News Hyundai’s strategy for Lappi, Sordo and Paddon in 2026 Hyundai’s sporting director Andrew Wheatley has offered more insight into the driver strategy the Korean firm is deploying in this year’s World Rally Championship. Ott… Read more by David Evans March 11, 2026 3 min
WRC News How Lappi’s changed since his WRC comeback In one sense, it was like nothing had changed. The color of the overalls, the dry wit and sense of humor and the tendency to… Read more by Luke Barry February 21, 2026 3 min
WRC News Has Hyundai’s i20 N Rally1 gone backwards? Is Hyundai going backwards? Is the i20 N Rally1 actually slower than it was this time last year? Or, has Toyota just made even greater… Read more by David Evans February 19, 2026 3 min
WRC News Lappi decided to let Fourmaux beat him As soon as the split times started rolling in, something was clearly amiss. Esapekka Lappi losing time to Adrien Fourmaux wasn’t the alarm bell –… Read more by Luke Barry February 15, 2026 3 min
WRC News Lappi ‘feels like a small boy’ on WRC return This moment looked so far from happening – both physically and emotionally. Retiring before the powerstage of Rally Chile was a limp way for co-driver… Read more by Luke Barry February 11, 2026 2 min
WRC News The WRC flavor at an old WRC event It’s just round two of the Finnish Rally Championship. Who are we kidding? It’s one of the most anticipated events of the season – and… Read more by David Evans January 30, 2026 3 min
WRC News Paddon, Lappi, Sordo trio replace Tänak at Hyundai Hayden Paddon, Esapekka Lappi and Dani Sordo will share the third Hyundai i20 N Rally1 alongside Thierry Neuville and Adrien Fourmaux next season. Ott Tänak’s… Read more by Luke Barry December 5, 2025 3 min
Rally News Lappi plans to defend his Finnish title Esapekka Lappi plans to defend his Finnish Rally title, having won the national championship for a second time. The two-time World Rally Championship event winner… Read more by Luke Barry September 27, 2025 2 min
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
