WRC News Will Sesks be beaten to ‘first Ford’ in Finland? Mãrtiņš Sesks is M-Sport’s established force when it comes to fast gravel rallies. His was the first Ford Puma Rally1 home two weeks ago in… Read more by Luke Barry July 29, 2026 2 min
WRC News The Ogier/Neuville trait M-Sport is looking for Both of M-Sport Ford’s full-time drivers showed the best of themselves at Acropolis Rally Greece. Josh McErlean secured his highest World Rally Championship finish, and… Read more by Luke Barry July 6, 2026 3 min
WRC News McErlean reflects on his best ever WRC result Fourth became sixth, but 2026’s Acropolis Rally Greece still marked Josh McErlean’s best ever World Rally Championship result. The one-minute time penalty, applied to his SS16… Read more by Luke Barry June 30, 2026 3 min
WRC News McErlean and Fourmaux penalized for seat belt breaches Josh McErlean and Adrien Fourmaux have both been handed one-minute time penalties at Acropolis Rally Greece for moving their vehicles without seatbelts correctly fastened. McErlean had… Read more by Luke Barry June 28, 2026 2 min
WRC News Donegal will be ‘good for McErlean’s soul’ M-Sport driver Josh McErlean says this week’s Donegal International Rally will be good for his soul as he competes at home, away from the pressure… Read more by Luke Barry June 16, 2026 3 min
WRC News McErlean joins Meeke on Donegal entry list M-Sport Rally1 driver Josh McErlean has joined the fight to win this year’s Donegal International Rally, against rivals like Kris Meeke. The World Rally Championship driver… Read more by Luke Barry May 27, 2026 3 min
WRC News McErlean: It was one of the worst walls to hit in rallying On the one hand, Rally Portugal was positive for Josh McErlean. The 26-year-old led his two M-Sport team-mates Jon Armstrong and Mãrtiņš Sesks when the… Read more by Luke Barry May 14, 2026 3 min
WRC News McErlean’s well-timed step forward In 2026, one M-Sport Ford driver has had the edge over the other at each World Rally Championship event. For the first time, that driver… Read more by Luke Barry April 30, 2026 3 min
WRC News What caused Armstrong’s ‘scary’ off Jon Armstrong’s performance at Rally Islas Canarias has been a stark contrast to his World Rally Championship season so far. In his first year at the top… Read more by Luke Barry April 25, 2026 3 min
WRC News McErlean: Armstrong is a good benchmark Jon Armstrong has grabbed the limelight in the M-Sport Ford camp so far in 2026, but that’s not the disaster it might seem for team-mate… Read more by Luke Barry April 16, 2026 2 min
WRC News McErlean going back to basics for Croatia Beleaguered M-Sport Ford driver Josh McErlean says it’s time to go back to basics for next week’s Croatia Rally. The Irishman crashed at the season-opening… Read more by David Evans April 7, 2026 2 min
WRC News Millener: McErlean “can’t catch a break” right now Josh McErlean’s 2026 World Rally Championship scorecard doesn’t make for good reading so far. At the season opener he went off the road at the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 5, 2026 3 min
WRC Podcast What’s expected of McErlean and Armstrong There are eight full-time Rally1 drivers in this year’s World Rally Championship. John Coyne has helped nurture 25% of them. It’s an incredible headline statistic,… Read more by Luke Barry February 26, 2026 5 min
WRC News M-Sport’s 24-year points-scoring run ends in Monte Carlo Jon Armstrong and Josh McErlean retired from the Monte Carlo Rally on the penultimate stage, ending M-Sport’s 24-year points-scoring run in the World Rally Championship. The… Read more by Luke Barry January 25, 2026 2 min
WRC News M-Sport reveals new livery for 2026 WRC season M-Sport has taken the covers off its 2026 World Rally Championship challenger, sporting a new livery. The Ford squad is usually the most creative WRC… Read more by Luke Barry January 14, 2026 1 min
WRC Features McErlean’s plan now he’s in Munster’s position His would appear to be one of the most precarious positions in this year’s World Rally Championship. Year one affords any driver a degree of… Read more by Luke Barry January 9, 2026 5 min
WRC News Armstrong gets Rally1 call up at M-Sport for 2026 Jon Armstrong will graduate to the World Rally Championship and the Rally1 category, competing for M-Sport alongside fellow Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver Josh McErlean… Read more by Luke Barry December 16, 2025 2 min
WRC News Why Sesks has been so much faster than his team-mates He was perhaps the forgotten man prior to the start. Attention was on the World Rally Championship title battle instead, or even his team-mate Nasser… Read more by Luke Barry November 27, 2025 3 min
