Why tough love has allowed Fourmaux to reach new WRC heights
Three rounds into the 2024 World Rally Championship season, a compelling case could be made for Adrien Fourmaux to be classed as the driver of the season so far. The Frenchman has turned heads on his full-time Rally1 return, exceeding both his and the M-Sport Ford team’s expectations to sit third in the championship standings. […]
Ireland’s bid to rejoin the WRC in 2025 halted
Ireland had tabled a bid to secure a three-year contract to host the WRC, beginning from 2025, which planned to bring the championship back to the country for the first time since 2009. Motorsport Ireland announced in January a plan to rotate the rally through three locations; Waterford, Kerry and Limerick, across the three-year deal, should […]
Toyota to field Ogier and Rovanpera in WRC Portugal line-up
The reigning world champion squad has announced that it will field both of its part-time crews in the same event for the first time this season, on Portugal’s gravel roads from 9-12 May. Two-time world champion Rovanpera and eight-time WRC title winner Ogier will pilot GR Yaris Rally1 cars alongside full-timers Elfyn Evans and Takamoto […]
Hyundai to mark Breen anniversary with tribute livery, charity auction support
The popular Irishman lost his life on 13 April last year after succumbing to injuries sustained in a testing crash, driving for Hyundai ahead of the Croatia round last year. To mark the one-year anniversary of the tragic loss, Hyundai has set up an online auction of special items with all the proceeds going to […]
Йос Ферстаппен дебютирует в чемпионате Великобритании по ралли
Отец действующего чемпиона мира Формулы 1 Йос Ферстаппен дебютирует в чемпионате Великобритании по ралли в Уэльсе в предстоящий уик-энд. Ферстаппен-старший был первым голландцем, поднявшимся на подиум Формулы 1 в 1994 году, выступая за команду Benetton. После ухода из Больших Призов Йос выиграл престижную гонку «24 часа Ле-Мана» в 2008 году, работал менеджером Макса, а ныне […]
M-Sport set to debut WRC Puma upgrade in Croatia
The British squad has been working on the aerodynamic performance upgrade since last year, before opting to delay its rollout until the 2024 season. Following a successful test last week, the team has confirmed that it plans to fit the new component to its cars for next week’s asphalt rally. Drivers Adrien Fourmaux and Gregoire […]
«Гениальная идея». Мазепин назвал серию, в которой хочет выступить
Бывший гонщик Формулы 1 Никита Мазепин рассказал, что с большим интересом выступил бы в серии Extreme E, в которой участники соревнуются на электрических внедорожниках «Формула Е на данный момент меня не привлекает. Меня привлекает серия Extreme E на электрокарах. Считаю, что это гениальная идея. Гонки проходят не только в Европе, но и по всему миру […]
FIA confident of “collaborative solutions” to WRC teams’ 2025 concerns
WRC teams Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport-Ford collectively penned a letter to the world motorsport governing body last week expressing a desire for the current Rally1 technical regulations to remain in place until the end of 2026. The move came in response to the release of the FIA’s vision for the future of top-level rallying, issued […]
Katsuta identifies «next step» required to claim first WRC win
The Toyota driver recorded a fifth career WRC podium finish earlier this month after finishing second at Safari Rally Kenya. The result equalled the Japanese driver’s best finish, also achieved in Kenya when he finished runner-up to Sebastien Ogier in 2021. Competing in his fifth season in the WRC’s top flight, Katsuta has enjoyed rapid […]