WRC Opinion Why leaving Sordo behind cost Hyundai a world title Recency bias makes troubleshooting Hyundai’s final round collapse in the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title race slightly complicated. It would be easy to look at… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay December 15, 2024 5 min
WRC News Hyundai fined for Rally Japan homologation discrepancy Hyundai has been fined €25,000 for a homologation paperwork issue discovered at the 2024 World Rally Championship finale, Rally Japan. On Sunday after the conclusion… Read more by Luke Barry December 11, 2024
WRC Features Has the new points system finally proved itself? World Rally Championship drivers don’t usually get excited about a battle they’re not part of, but on this occasion Adrien Fourmaux couldn’t help it. Recalling… Read more by Luke Barry December 4, 2024 3 min
WRC Podcast What does the manufacturers’ title truly mean to teams? We’re often told that the manufacturers’ title is what matters most to teams competing in motorsport. But is that truly the case? Will Hyundai deem… Read more by DirtFish Media December 4, 2024
WRC Features Was Mikkelsen always doomed to fail in 2024? On Sunday morning in Japan, Hyundai looked nailed on to secure both World Rally Championship titles. Then Ott Tänak crashed. The destiny of the drivers’… Read more by Mark Paulson December 3, 2024 5 min
WRC Features The man Neuville needed to become world champion Just over a week has passed since Thierry Neuville immortalized himself as a World Rally champion. And that feels particularly appropriate when you consider the… Read more by Luke Barry December 2, 2024 3 min
WRC News Toyota was ready to demote Katsuta, but he saved himself The stakes were astronomical. Toyota headed to its home round of the World Rally Championship, Japan, knowing it needed a near-perfect rally to retain the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay December 1, 2024 5 min
WRC News Abiteboul wants to ‘solve the riddle’ with Tänak There’s perhaps never been a bigger fall from ‘hero to zero’ than Ott Tänak experienced on the final morning of Rally Japan. His performance had… Read more by Luke Barry November 28, 2024 3 min
WRC Features 10 moments that decided the 2024 WRC season At times in his career it looked like it just wasn’t meant to be, but since the very beginning of 2024 Thierry Neuville has looked… Read more by Luke Barry November 27, 2024 5 min
WRC Podcast Did Tänak save Toyota’s season? It won more rounds, scored more podiums; even won more stages this World Rally Championship season. And yet Toyota only beat Hyundai to the manufacturers’… Read more by DirtFish Media November 27, 2024 10 min +
WRC Opinion DirtFish’s Rally Japan 2024 driver ratings The World Rally Championship has delivered many intense days over the years, but Sunday in Japan was right up there with the best of them. The… Read more by Colin Clark November 26, 2024 5 min
WRC News Abiteboul sees Toyota’s manufacturers’ title as “justice” Hyundai Motorsport president Cyril Abiteboul believes Toyota’s World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title is “justice” and a “fair representation” of the two teams’ respective performance levels…. Read more by Luke Barry November 26, 2024 3 min
WRC Opinion What makes Rally Japan the WRC’s flawed genius I’m writing this while tearing through the Nagoya suburbs at 179mph. What’s not to love about the Shinkansen? What’s not to love about Japan? And… Read more by David Evans November 25, 2024 5 min
WRC Features What we learned from Rally Japan 2024 The new points system implemented for the 2024 World Rally Championship season has been heavily criticized, but what a finale it helped create. The drivers’ title… Read more by Luke Barry November 25, 2024 5 min
WRC News Mälkonen reacts to co‑driving split with Pajari Eight months ago, Enni Mälkönen had swapped her intercom for a podcast microphone. On DirtFish’s SPIN, The Rally Pod, she made her rallying ambitions clear…. Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 25, 2024 3 min
WRC News What being World Rally champion means to Neuville Today is a day that Thierry Neuville will remember for the rest of his life. In truth, it’s a day any World Rally Championship fan… Read more by DirtFish Media November 24, 2024 5 min
WRC News Rally Japan organizers fined €150,000 for van incident Rally Japan organizers have been fined €150,000 – €100,000 of which is suspended – after an incident where a van entered stage 12 in the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 24, 2024 5 min
WRC News Katsuta has never felt pressure like he did in Japan Takamoto Katsuta feels his performance at Rally Japan was career-saving, under more pressure than he’s ever experienced in his life as he feared for his… Read more by Luke Barry November 24, 2024 2 min
