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 Features The paradox that risks killing Rally2-plus before it begins Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala has admitted the potential for Rally2 cars trumping Rally1 cars under proposed new regulations is a cause for concern. The… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 13, 2024 3 min
WRC News Why Rally2-plus won’t last in the WRC There was a lot to unpack in the minutes from the midweek World Motor Sport Council meeting. Hybrid out from 2025. A new Rally1 car… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 3, 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 Hyundai chief wary of WRC’s Rally2 temptation Will Rally2 really replace Rally1 as the basis for the World Rally Championship’s top tier? That debate has been simmering away through the first two… Read more by James Bowen February 25, 2024 3 min
WRC News Hyundai reveals its Rally2 plans Hyundai is set to deliver a much-anticipated upgrade package to its i20 N Rally2, with the manufacturer targeting FIA homologation for the car’s next evolution… Read more by James Bowen February 23, 2024 3 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 Opinion The lessons from rally history to remedy its present There is a lot of debate going on right now about the future of the World Rally Championship. A new working group, headed by David… Read more by Jon Scoltock January 4, 2024 5 min
WRC Opinion Answering the president’s call It’s not often that Friday afternoon is interrupted by a call from the president. Last Friday was. Mohammed Ben Sulayem has listened. And acted. Will… Read more by David Evans December 18, 2023 2 min
WRC News Toyota promotes two of its youngsters to Rally2 Two of Toyota’s young Japanese drivers will step up to Rally2 competition for 2024, the manufacturer has announced. As part of the Toyota Gazoo Racing… Read more by James Bowen October 31, 2023 3 min
Rally Features Why don’t all countries adopt just Rally2 rules? Last week’s Otago Rally asked and answered plenty of questions. Hayden Paddon’s decision to drive a Hyundai i20 N Rally2 as opposed to the AP4… Read more by David Evans April 7, 2023 2 min
ARA News Semenuk not expecting a Subaru ARA walkover Despite a crushing round one win, defending Green APU American Rally Association National champion Brandon Semenuk says he expects the competition will ramp up as… Read more by David Evans March 16, 2023 3 min
WRC Features Why Toyota’s Rally2 project is really nothing new There might, possibly, have been some sense in the question. Actually, no. No sense whatsoever. The question came on a sunny Saturday afternoon in Japan…. Read more by David Evans December 13, 2022 5 min
WRC News Why a Rally2 car is important to Toyota Toyota technical director Tom Fowler believes opening up the use of the team’s new GR Yaris Rally2 to customers is an “important” step to support… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon November 30, 2022 3 min
WRC News Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 wins on debut with Mikkelsen Andreas Mikkelsen delivered the new Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 a win on its debut, taking victory on the Lausitz Rally in Germany. The successor to… Read more by Luke Barry November 5, 2022 3 min
WRC News Toyota’s Rally2 Yaris to break cover at Rally Japan Four-time World Rally champion Juha Kankkunen will give Toyota’s GR Yaris Rally2 its first public appearance at next week’s Rally Japan. This will be Kankkunen’s… Read more by David Evans November 1, 2022 2 min
WRC Features A reason to believe Junior WRC’s big change is going to work A big call was made a few years back. A huge call. Rallying’s junior ladder was broken, missing a critical piece. The gap between R5… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay October 13, 2022 3 min
