WRC News WRC virtual chicane test draws mixed reaction The FIA has clarified the use and implementation of virtual chicanes after leading World Rally Championship drivers raised concerns about the system after the shakedown… Read more by Luke Barry July 18, 2024 5 min
WRC Opinion Has the WRC made the right decision to keep Rally1? The debate opened on the Azerbaijani shores of the Caspian Sea, reverberated around the world and was concluded in the Silk Road city of Samarkand,… Read more by David Evans June 11, 2024 5 min
WRC News FIA makes WRC U-turn as Rally1 retained until 2026 Hybrid-powered Rally1 cars will remain at the forefront of the World Rally Championship for the next two years. Tuesday’s World Motor Sport Council decision reverses… Read more by David Evans June 11, 2024 3 min
WRC News Command center will take fans to the heart of WRC More details of how the World Rally Championship plans to exploit live data and team communications on live broadcasts has emerged, with a ‘command center’… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 6, 2024 3 min
Rally News Helmet cams getting closer for WRC The prospect of the World Rally Championship introducing helmet cameras to the broadcast coverage is a tantalizing one for viewers and has received a positive… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon June 5, 2024 3 min
WRC News Rally1 to remain until end of 2026 Rally1 cars will remain at the forefront of the World Rally Championship until the end of 2026, providing the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council agrees… Read more by David Evans May 23, 2024 3 min
Rally Features The Spanish team grateful for Swift FIA action It’s almost impossible to get through a day without hearing another opinion on what needs to happen with Rally1 and Rally2 in the next six… Read more by David Evans May 4, 2024 2 min
WRC News WRC teams unify in call to retain Rally1 regulations Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport Ford have collectively written to the FIA requesting current Rally1 regulations remain in place until the end of the 2026 World… Read more by David Evans April 5, 2024 2 min
WRC Features Neuville’s alternative masterplan to fix the WRC There was a lot of hullabaloo last week about whether Thierry Neuville wanted to stay or wanted to go from the World Rally Championship. That’s… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 19, 2024 5 min
WRC News WRC working group chief: I don’t understand new points system Last week was all about the mid-term and long-term future of the World Rally Championship. David Richards was outlining the FIA WRC working group’s vision… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 8, 2024 3 min
WRC Opinion Can electric work in the WRC? Electrification and the World Rally Championship. We’ve been here before. Four years ago, the electric future seemed inevitable; the EV car market was growing, manufacturers… Read more by James Bowen March 7, 2024 5 min
WRC News WRC’s hybrid contract still valid until 2026 When the FIA World Motorsport Council announced its new roadmap for the World Rally Championship on Wednesday, the standout headline was obvious. Hybrid had been… Read more by James Bowen March 1, 2024 3 min
WRC Opinion What DirtFish says about the WRC’s new direction Wednesday was a groundbreaking day in the World Rally Championship. Major changes to the technical regulations at the sport’s top level were unveiled by the… Read more by DirtFish Staff February 29, 2024 5 min
WRC News Hybrid ditched as part of major WRC regulation change Hybrid will be ditched from the World Rally Championship’s premium category from the end of this season – the move comes as part of a… Read more by David Evans February 28, 2024 5 min
WRC News FIA asks fans to shape WRC future with survey Want your say on the World Rally Championship? Now’s your chance. The FIA – the governing body of world motorsport – is running a fan… Read more by David Evans February 8, 2024 2 min
Rally News FIA ready to drop new points system Sources within the FIA have confirmed to DirtFish that they are ready to change the controversial World Rally Championship points structure which is rolled out… Read more by David Evans January 22, 2024 5 min
WRC Features Opinion How likely is Rally2 to take over the WRC? Is Rally2 really coming? Is the end nigh for the fastest rally cars in the sport’s history? Two questions which are beginning to dominate debate… Read more by David Evans January 15, 2024 5 min
WRC News Halttunen calls for WRC format change Clover leaves don’t last forever, so a quarter of a century is good going. The World Rally Championship should be proud. But it’s time to… Read more by David Evans December 20, 2023 3 min