WRC News Hyundai now certain ‘Evo’-spec i20 is step forward Andrew Wheatley is now certain that Hyundai’s evolution of its i20 N Rally1, launched at this year’s Rally Sweden, is a distinct step forward after… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 19, 2025 3 min
WRC News Neuville’s CER crash may have led to Japan problems Thierry Neuville’s multitude of technical failures in Japan may be traced to his big accident at the Central European Rally. Last year’s world champion hit… Read more by Luke Barry November 11, 2025 2 min
WRC News Hyundai’s options now Tänak is out for 2026 Just hours before Ott Tänak confirmed his departure from next year’s World Rally Championship, Hyundai’s sporting director Andrew Wheatley talked DirtFish through possible replacements for… Read more by David Evans November 9, 2025 2 min
WRC News Hyundai reacts to Tänak’s decision Hyundai Motorsport president and team principal Cyril Abiteboul ‘understands’ Ott Tänak’s decision to step away from the World Rally Championship next season. Just hours after… Read more by Luke Barry November 9, 2025 2 min
WRC News Fourmaux takes door off in Japan crash, retires from podium place Adrien Fourmaux has crashed out of a podium position in bizarre circumstances, ripping the passenger-side door off his Hyundai and being forced to retire despite… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 9, 2025 2 min
WRC News Neuville retires from Rally Japan Thierry Neuville has retired from Rally Japan after suffering a third technical issue in as many days. The reigning World Rally champion’s event has been… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 7, 2025 3 min
WRC News How Fourmaux is defying his team-mates’ Japan struggles Ott Tänak is over a minute off the lead. Thierry Neuville is over a minute and a half off the lead. Toyota has won every… Read more by Luke Barry November 7, 2025 3 min
WRC News Tänak and Neuville already focusing on 2026 Two rounds still remain of the 2025 World Rally Championship, but Hyundai drivers Ott Tänak and Thierry Neuville both have their focus on 2026 instead…. Read more by Luke Barry November 6, 2025 3 min
WRC News Hyundai: We will be WRC champions in 2026 Hyundai’s new WRC sporting director Andrew Wheatley has set his stall out. In 2026, all guns will be blazing. In his words: “We are going… Read more by Luke Barry October 27, 2025 3 min
WRC News What Wheatley’s learned about Hyundai It’s barely been a week since Hyundai announced the appointment of former FIA road sport director Andrew Wheatley as its WRC sporting director. But that week… Read more by Luke Barry October 22, 2025 5 min
WRC News Hyundai considering running a Rally2 car in 2027 Hyundai Motorsport president Cyril Abiteboul has admitted the Korean firm is considering running an i20 N Rally2 as its factory car for the 2027 World… Read more by David Evans October 16, 2025 3 min
WRC News Wheatley joins Hyundai as WRC sporting director Andrew Wheatley will make an immediate return to the World Rally Championship service park after joining Hyundai Motorsport as the Korean firm’s sporting director. The… Read more by David Evans October 14, 2025 3 min
WRC News Tänak chooses older-spec Hyundai for Central Europe Ott Tänak will run a Monte Carlo-specification Hyundai i20 N Rally1 in Central European Rally next week, feeling it will be better suited to the… Read more by Mark Paulson October 10, 2025 3 min
WRC News WEC program impacting Hyundai’s WRC performance – Neuville Hyundai’s efforts elsewhere in motorsport is having an effect on its World Rally Championship program, its technical director has conceded. Genesis, Hyundai’s luxury brand, will… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay September 30, 2025 3 min
WRC News Tänak won’t score Hyundai manufacturer points for rest of 2025 Ott Tänak will not score manufacturer points for Hyundai at any of the final three rounds of the 2025 World Rally Championship season. The decision,… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay September 23, 2025 3 min
WRC News Fourmaux wants old-spec Hyundai for Tarmac Adrien Fourmaux is the only driver to have scored a podium on asphalt in 2025 driving a Hyundai i20 N Rally1. In fairness, there have… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay September 23, 2025 2 min
WRC News Neuville not frustrated anymore, but worried Thierry Neuville has sounded the alarm over Hyundai’s performance deficit to Toyota after Rally Chile, saying its lack of pace during the World Rally Championship’s… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay September 18, 2025 3 min
WRC News Fourmaux retired from Paraguay at rally finish Adrien Fourmaux has retired from Rally del Paraguay after the conclusion of the event, promoting Hyundai team-mate Ott Tänak to fourth overall. Fourmaux had looked… Read more by Luke Barry August 31, 2025 1 min
