Neuville, Tanak free to fight for WRC title
Hyundai has reiterated its drivers Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak are currently free to fight for the World Rally Championship without fear of team orders, according to team principal Cyril Abiteboul. The Korean manufacturer’s two full-time drivers Neuville and Tanak are split by eight points in the title race after last weekend’s Rally Latvia with […]
FIA conducting WRC Latvia arch incident review, Tanak apologises
The FIA is conducting a review into a “potentially dangerous” incident where an inflatable promotional arch halted Ott Tanak during the World Rally Championship’s visit to Latvia. Read Also: The WRC title contender collected a deflated promotional arch that was lying in the road after Toyota’s Elfyn Evans made contact with the structure while recovering […]
Rovanpera storms to victory, Tanak snatches podium from Sesks
Kalle Rovanpera clinched his third win of a partial World Rally Championship campaign with a dominant performance in Latvia as the Baltic nation made its WRC debut. Two-time world champions Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen were rarely challenged through the 20 predominantly gravel stages to record a comfortable win by 39.2s. Rovanpera took the win […]
Rovanpera closes in on victory, Ogier tops Sunday standings
Kalle Rovanpera maintained his control of Rally Latvia as the Toyota driver closed in on a dominant World Rally Championship victory on Sunday morning. The two-time world champion was unable to relax with Super Sunday points on offer and managed to balance the need for points and to preserve his overall rally lead perfectly. Rovanpera […]
Hyundai calls for investigation into bizarre Tanak arch incident
Hyundai has called for a “clear and transparent” investigation to understand why its World Rally Championship driver Ott Tanak was delayed by a fallen inflatable promotional arch at Rally Latvia. Stage 14 provided one of the strangest incidents of the season when a promotional arch halted fourth-placed Tanak. Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja collected the […]
Dominant Rovanpera leads Ogier into final day
Kalle Rovanpera dominated Saturday’s stages to open up a commanding Rally Latvia lead over Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Sebastien Ogier. The reigning world champion set a rapid pace to claim six of the eight stages and transform an overnight 15.7s advantage to a 42.5s lead [18 provisional points] heading into Sunday’s final four stages. […]
Tanak slams race control after promotional arch blocks WRC Latvia stage
Ott Tanak has taken aim at World Rally Championship officials after being delayed when an inflatable arch blocked stage 14 at Rally Latvia. The Hyundai driver was angered by a bizarre incident during the Vecpils 12.64km when a promotional arch appeared to block the road and was subsequently collected by the car. Tanak’s car was […]
Rovanpera scores 200th career stage win, Ogier survives scare
Kalle Rovanpera recorded his 200th World Rally Championship stage win on his way to extending his lead at Rally Latvia on Saturday morning. The two-time world champion won three of the four morning gravel tests to increase his advantage to 34.8s. That lead was over Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier, who managed to pip local star […]
Croatia Rally confirms absence from 2025 WRC schedule
Croatia will be absent from the 2025 World Rally Championship calendar, rally organisers have confirmed. As previously reported, Croatia was tipped to fall off the expected 14-round WRC schedule for next year following the addition of three new events namely the Canary Islands, Paraguay and Saudi Arabia. The WRC Promoter was in discussions to renew […]