WRC rising star has “zero idea” over future after Rally1 outings
Martins Sesks says he has “zero idea” where his future lies in the World Rally Championship after impressing in three Rally1 outings this year. The 2023 European Rally Championship runner-up has outlined his rising star status following a trio of head-turning appearances in rallying’s top tier thanks to a programme with M-Sport-Ford, partially funded by […]
Toyota encouraged for future after Pajari’s WRC Chile drive
Sami Pajari remains part of Toyota’s discussions regarding its 2025 World Rally Championship driver plans after the Finn impressed management at Rally Chile. Pajari was handed a surprise second career Rally1 outing with the Japanese brand at last weekend’s gravel round in South America in place of regular driver Takamoto Katsuta, who will rejoin the […]
Neuville is “not safe yet” in WRC title fight
Ott Tanak says Thierry Neuville is “not safe yet” after taking a nibble out of his Hyundai team-mate’s World Rally Championship lead at Rally Chile. The 2019 world champion outscored Neuville by five points last weekend to reduce the deficit in the title race to 29 points with two rounds of the seasons remaining in […]
Lappi not afraid by uncertain WRC future
Esapekka Lappi says he isn’t afraid by his uncertain World Rally Championship future as Hyundai continues to evaluate its driver options for its third car next year. The two-time WRC rally winner confirmed that his future is yet to be determined with last weekend’s Rally Chile set to be his final event of the year with […]
Stewards reject Solberg protest, Rossel keeps WRC2 Chile win
Yohan Rossel has been officially declared the winner of WRC2 at Rally Chile after stewards rejected a protest from Oliver Solberg. WRC2 title contender Solberg lodged a protest asking the stewards to re-evaluate a notional time awarded to Rossel that helped the Citroen driver to victory on Sunday. Rossel vaulted from third to WRC2 class […]
Toyota ‘back in the fight’ for WRC title after Rally Chile
Toyota World Rally Championship boss Jari-Matti Latvala says it’s a “big relief” for his team to be back in the manufacturers’ title fight after dominating Rally Chile. Latvala had all but written off the team’s title hopes after a difficult Acropolis Rally Greece earlier this month left Toyota facing a 35-point deficit with three rounds […]
Kalle Rovanperä seals victory for Toyota at Rally Chile
Toyota’s Kalle Rovanperä survived challenging foggy conditions to record a fourth win from a partial World Rally Championship campaign at Rally Chile. Reigning world champion duo Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen tamed 16 tricky stages, some of which were affected by treacherous thick fog and slippery conditions, to beat Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans by 23.4s. […]
Rovanpera fights through thick fog to extend lead
Kalle Rovanpera increased his Rally Chile lead over Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Elfyn Evans after emerging from treacherous fog that severely reduced visibility. The reigning world champion extended his margin to 20.3s over Evans with two stages of the final gravel rally of the season remaining. Hyundai’s Ott Tanak held third [+40.1s] ahead of […]
Evans rues unfortunate WRC Chile “double whammy”
Elfyn Evans has explained how he paid the price for an unfortunate “double whammy” of events that resulted in losing the Rally Chile lead to Toyota team-mate Kalle Rovanpera. Evans had enjoyed one of the strongest Saturday mornings of the season, winning two of the three stages to open up an 11.3s lead over reigning […]