Adrien Fourmaux leads, Sebastien Ogier suffers blow
Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux emerged with a slender lead over World Rally Championship title hopeful Kalle Rovanpera after a drama-filled opening morning at the inaugural Rally Paraguay. Paraguay’s unique and unknown gravel stages, featuring a blend of high-speed sections, technical corners, multiple grip changes and rough compressions, provided plenty of challenges for the WRC field. But […]
Red Bull in ‘no rush’ to decide Verstappen’s team-mate for F1 2026
Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has confirmed his squad is “not in any hurry” to confirm Max Verstappen’s team-mate for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. The four-time world champion’s current team-mate Yuki Tsunoda has struggled since replacing Liam Lawson for round three of 2025 onwards, scoring just seven points leaving him 18th in the standings. […]
FIA promises WRC investment following commercial rights sale
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has promised an investment into the World Rally Championship following the sale of the series’ commercial rights. The world motorsport governing body announced last week that a tender process is now underway to find a new WRC commercial rights holder. Current rights holder WRC Promoter, owned by Red Bull and […]
McLaren will keep driver strategy options open after Hungary F1 split
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have given their blessing for split strategies to continue at the team as they battle for the 2025 Formula 1 title, but both feel Hungary was something of an outlier. Norris was running third during the Hungarian Grand Prix and took the plunge to switch to a one-stop strategy […]
Fast WRC Paraguay stages promise “plenty of surprises”
The World Rally Championship is set for a voyage into the unknown this weekend as Paraguay makes its series debut offering up stages unlike any other on the calendar. Exactly what will unfold on brand new stages held in conditions unfamiliar to WRC crews is difficult to predict. The prospect of a wide open battle […]
Marko wasn’t aware of difference between Red Bull F1 cars
Yuki Tsunoda has claimed Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko only became aware of the disparity between his and Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 car specifications at the Belgian and Hungarian grands prix. The Japanese driver made the step up to the senior of Red Bull’s two F1 teams after just two rounds of the 2025 […]