WRC News There’s some “sensationalism” with hybrid reliability – Millener M-Sport team principal Richard Millener feels there was a little bit of sensationalism from some ahead of Rally México regarding the reliability of the Rally1… Read more by Adam Proud March 24, 2023 2 min
WRC News An engineer’s perspective on the “conundrum” of hybrid Tom Fowler’s not often undecided. He is now. Toyota’s technical director can’t make up his mind whether he’s comfortable with next week’s step into the… Read more by David Evans March 9, 2023 3 min
WRC Opinion How the WRC can capitalize on WEC’s manufacturer boom It won’t be long before the World Rally Championship is at a crossroads. In fact, it’s already there. Where does the championship go with its… Read more by Rob Hansford January 9, 2023 5 min
WRC Opinion Toyota is showing the WRC its chance to leap forward This regulations cycle has been a strange one. Before Rally1 cars even turned a wheel in anger, the question of what would replace it had… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 26, 2022 3 min
WRC News Breen gets same 10s hybrid penalty as Tänak Craig Breen has been hit with the same 10-second penalty as Ott Tänak for failing to put his Ford Puma Rally1 in electric mode in… Read more by Rob Hansford July 15, 2022 2 min
WRC Features Should WRC crews be able to switch off hybrid boost? Hybrid power in the World Rally Championship has arguably been the biggest talking point of the 2022 season so far. The new cars are faster,… Read more by DirtFish Staff May 11, 2022 5 min
WRC News Latvala still pushing to compete in Rally1 car There’s nothing Jari-Matti Latvala loves more than rallying. He lives it, he breaths it, he gets it. But there’s an itch to scratch – the… Read more by Rob Hansford May 9, 2022 2 min
WRC Features Why drivers are turning their hybrid units off Turn. It. Up. For those fortunate enough to remember Formula 1 in the ’80s, those three words will forever mean one engine, one purpose and… Read more by David Evans May 9, 2022 3 min
WRC News Hyundai drivers question hybrid failure rule change Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville isn’t a fan of the new hybrid regulation change that has been introduced ahead of this weekend’s Croatia Rally. With multiple teams… Read more by Rob Hansford April 21, 2022 3 min
WRC News WRC teams still talking to FIA over hybrid penalties It’s been an age since Rally Sweden – a gap bigger than the off-season between last year’s Monza Rally and this year’s Monte Carlo Rally…. Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 18, 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 +
WRC News FIA reduces penalty for missing stages due to hybrid failure The FIA has made amendments to the World Rally Championship sporting regulations to account for any hybrid unit failures on Rally1 cars. Both Ott Tänak… Read more by Luke Barry March 19, 2022 2 min
WRC Opinion Debating the WRC’s early hybrid problems Hybrid. The one word we expected the early phase of this season’s World Rally Championship to all be about. Instead the Monte Carlo Rally was… Read more by DirtFish Media March 8, 2022 10 min +
WRC Features Opinion Should WRC rules be changed to deal with hybrid failures? Emotions run high in the cockpit of a rally car. Adrenalin coursing through their veins, rally drivers tend to say whatever comes to their minds… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 3, 2022 5 min
WRC News Tänak: FIA needs to react to hybrid failures Ott Tänak has called on the FIA to take action after multiple hybrid unit failures occurred on Rally Sweden, including on his own Hyundai i20… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 2, 2022 3 min
WRC Features What we learned from 2022 Rally Sweden Two events of the World Rally Championship’s new hybrid Rally1 era down, two enthralling contests in the books. While it was the oldest winner in… Read more by Luke Barry February 28, 2022 5 min
WRC News Hybrid issue actually caused Evans’ Sweden DNF Elfyn Evans has revealed a hybrid-related issue was what took him out of Rally Sweden, after two high-profile errors had already led to him losing… Read more by Ida Wood February 27, 2022 3 min
WRC News Compact Dynamics apologizes for Tänak hybrid failure Compact Dynamics chief Oliver Blamberger has apologized for the hybrid unit issue that forced Ott Tänak to retire from second place on Rally Sweden, an… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay February 26, 2022 3 min
