WRC News FIA president Ben Sulayem: We can fix the WRC FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem made time for an exclusive interview with DirtFish’s Colin Clark in Monte Carlo last week. The 14-time Middle East Rally… Read more by David Evans January 23, 2023 5 min
Dakar News Why Audi’s Dakar power increase isn’t controversial Around the Dakar Rally bivouac on Wednesday evening, there was the merest hint of controversy following the FIA and ASO’s joint decision to increase the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 5, 2023 3 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
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 FIA “75%” of the way there with next WRC regulations The next set of World Rally Championship regulations remain “an open point”, but the FIA says 75% of it is decided. The current Rally1 regulations… Read more by Luke Barry November 1, 2022 3 min
WRC News FIA appoints its first ever CEO The FIA has appointed a CEO for the very first time in its history, welcoming Natalie Robyn on board to fulfill the position. Robyn, who… Read more by Luke Barry September 15, 2022 2 min
WRC News FIA adds EV category to rally pyramid A new car class for fully electric vehicles has been added to the FIA’s rally pyramid, allowing road-going EV cars to be converted for rally… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 29, 2022 3 min
WRC News FIA: Procedures were not followed after Greensmith shunt The FIA has determined that the correct procedure was not followed by marshals at the scene of Gus Greensmith’s crash on SS8 of Safari Rally… Read more by Luke Barry June 26, 2022 3 min
WRC News FIA evaluating eight options to fix Rally1 cockpit temps The FIA has delivered a raft of potential changes in an effort to contain in-car temperatures in Rally1 cars at next week’s Rally Italy. Numerous… Read more by David Evans May 27, 2022 2 min
WRC Opinion Which WRC co-drivers would make good F1 race directors? FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem was one of many special guests at last weekend’s gala dinner on the eve of Rally Portugal, hosted by WRC… Read more by DirtFish Staff May 26, 2022 3 min
WRC Features David Evans: Why cockpit temp changes are needed fast Smelling the smell of your own shoes burning is never a good thing. It’s generally the point at which things have to change. We’re at… Read more by David Evans May 23, 2022 3 min
WRC News WRC teams want urgent action on ‘unsafe’ cockpit temperatures World Rally Championship drivers and teams are pushing the FIA for a solution after crews suffered what series leader Kalle Rovanperä described as ‘unsafe’ cockpit… Read more by David Evans May 23, 2022 3 min
WRC Opinion The rally feeder series nobody’s talking about – but should be It’s not often my inbox disappoints me. It did yesterday. The source of disappointment? Paris. Slap, bang in the middle. Place de la Concorde. The… Read more by David Evans May 11, 2022 2 min
WRC News 50 years of WRC to be celebrated at Rally Portugal The World Rally Championship’s 50th anniversary will be marked at next week’s Rally Portugal with a large gathering of world champions and iconic cars from… Read more by Luke Barry May 10, 2022 2 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 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 Opinion 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 +
