WRC Features Loubet’s new perspective in a similar mission There’s a definite level of appreciation – an awareness of how important this chance is. Back in the M-Sport fold – albeit now in a… Read more by Luke Barry May 9, 2025 5 min
WRC Features Working four jobs, 18 hours a day to reach the WRC It’s up there with the worst sounds in human history; your peace sharply disturbed by the ringing of your early morning alarm. It’s 5.30am and… Read more by Luke Barry April 13, 2025 5 min
WRC Features Mälkönen’s plan to regain her Rally1 place The moment any athlete becomes world champion is usually the making of them. And so it proved for Enni Mälkönen – but not for the… Read more by Luke Barry April 9, 2025 3 min
WRC News Solberg’s rivals have sympathy for him Oliver Solberg has the sympathy of WRC2 rivals Gus Greensmith and Jan Solans, who both believe he was doomed to retire and lose potential victory… Read more by Luke Barry March 28, 2025 2 min
WRC News Why Solberg got stuck in fech-fech The longest stage of Safari Rally Kenya, Camp Moran, took no prisoners, and Oliver Solberg was one of the victims. Leading WRC2 by 40.3 seconds… Read more by Luke Barry March 21, 2025 2 min
WRC News Why Lindholm’s back at Škoda two years after leaving The overalls still fit and, crucially, they still very much suit Emil Lindholm. He’s back with Škoda and chasing a second WRC2 title. Hyundai’s fading… Read more by David Evans March 13, 2025 2 min
WRC News Toyota keeping tabs on youngster “similar to Rovanperä” Investing in the future has always been the Toyota way in the World Rally Championship. It bet on Carlos Sainz early in his career and… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 6, 2025 5 min
WRC Features The limited-win situation Solberg finds himself in His is a situation so very few of us on the planet can understand. Travelling the world for a full season of rallying is a… Read more by Luke Barry March 4, 2025 5 min
WRC Features The last-minute decision to make a WRC comeback Initially, he said no. Out of World Rally Championship competition for five years, with barely any time to prepare – and all for a rally he… Read more by Luke Barry February 27, 2025 5 min
WRC News Greensmith considered Toyota switch Oliver Solberg switched his Škoda for a Toyota in pursuit of WRC2 glory in 2025, and old team-mate Gus Greensmith almost did the same. Greensmith has… Read more by Luke Barry February 6, 2025 3 min
WRC Features What happened to WRC’s obvious Rally1 candidate? There’s an unwritten rule in motorsport that the winner of a championship’s chief support category should, by rights, earn their place in the top tier… Read more by Luke Barry January 12, 2025 5 min
WRC Features The driver entering three WRC championships in one year Rally drivers will often be called single-minded. Obsessed by their sole goal of winning the stage, rally or championship. Normally, that means just one title… Read more by Luke Barry January 8, 2025 3 min
WRC News Solberg switches to a Toyota for WRC2 2025 Oliver Solberg will switch from Škoda to a Printsport Toyota for next season’s World Rally Championship, competing for the WRC2 title. Solberg finished as runner-up… Read more by Luke Barry December 10, 2024 2 min
WRC News M-Sport ready to build Puma Rally2 subject to FIA change M-Sport is ready to push the button on developing a Ford Puma Rally2 – just as soon as the FIA implements regulation change to allow… Read more by David Evans November 28, 2024 2 min
WRC News Pajari and co-driver Mälkönen end their partnership WRC2 champions Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen will end their partnership after the 2024 season. Pajari has been co-driven by Mälkönen full-time since 2022 – the season after he… Read more by Luke Barry November 24, 2024 2 min
WRC News Pajari overhauls Solberg to become WRC2 champion Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen have become WRC2 champions, beating Oliver Solberg to the title after securing second place at Rally Japan. Pajari, who turns… Read more by Luke Barry November 24, 2024 2 min
WRC News Rossel’s Chile win stands after FIA hearing Yohan Rossel’s Rally Chile win will stand after an FIA hearing into his notional time for the fog-affected SS11. Rally Chile stewards had handed Rossel… Read more by Luke Barry October 17, 2024 2 min
WRC News The complication clouding WRC2’s title race Thierry Neuville is on the cusp of winning rallying’s biggest prize this week. But the main World Rally Championship trophy isn’t the only one still… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay October 16, 2024 3 min
