Sainz shrugs off Al-Attiyah’s Audi Dakar Rally jibe
Five-time Dakar winner Al-Attiyah is looking to defend his crown driving for Prodrive following a move from Toyota. Speaking ahead of this year’s edition, which begins on Friday, Al-Attiyah was asked if he thought Audi would be his main threat. Audi is set to benefit from an FIA balance of performance shift in the T1.U […]
Ireland’s bid to rejoin WRC in 2025 reaches crucial next stage
Ireland has emerged as a candidate to rejoin the WRC calendar from as early as next year, having previously hosted WRC rounds in 2007 and 2009, both won by Sebastien Loeb. WRC officials revealed last year at the Acropolis Rally that Ireland was a potential viable candidate with discussions underway regarding a new project. Since […]
How Audi has overhauled its Dakar Rally challenger for 2024
The 45th edition of Dakar begins on 5 January and Audi will once again line up at Al-’Ula with a fleet of three cars, as it aims to become the first manufacturer to win the overall cars category with an electric-powered car. Audi has gone to great lengths to improve the RS Q e-tron, despite […]
Elfyn Evans set for WRC Monte Carlo test after injury recovery
Last year’s championship runner-up was forced to sit out December’s FIA prize giving in Baku after injuring his ribs when he came off his bike in the days prior to the ceremony. As a result, Evans missed out on some running in Finland last month while he completed his recovery. “I’m sorry I can’t attend […]
WRC car upgrades “nothing too dramatic” for 2024
The Japanese squad heads into the 2024 season as the reigning manufacturers’ champions after its GR Yaris won nine of 13 events last year. While the Toyota was the car to beat last year, it wasn’t completely bulletproof. However, the team is expected to roll out upgrades to further improve the GR Yaris in certain […]
The leading contenders for victory in 2024
The 2024 Dakar Rally will be the fifth successive event to take place entirely in Saudi Arabia, but organiser ASO has laid out a route that will be vastly different to previous years. One of the biggest highlights of this year’s challenge is a two-day ‘chrono stage’, where competitors will have until 4pm to cover […]
The remarkable motorsport stories you may have missed in 2023
There was no shortage of headlines to result from a 23-race Formula 1 calendar in 2023, MotoGP’s addition of sprint races at every round and the influx of manufacturers arriving into the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class. Our team of writers scouring the paddocks of international and national motorsport series has diligently covered 24-hour races […]
Николай Грязин будет выступать в WRC2 под флагом Болгарии
Российский раллист Николай Грязин, который в статусе нейтрального атлета выступал в чемпионате мира по классическому ралли WRC в классе WRC2 на хэтчбеке Skoda Fabia RS Rally2, в 2024 году станет заводским гонщиком Citroen вместе с французским раллистом Йоханом Росселем в команде DG Sport. Пилот будет выступать под флагом Болгарии. «Ещё в прошлом году Николай Грязин […]
Peugeot’s Group B gold standard that began Kankkunen’s legend
Drivers always have a soft spot for machines that deliver a maiden world title and that’s exactly why World Rally Championship legend Juha Kankkunen lists the Peugeot 205 T16 as his favourite car. Kankkunen’s pick, which carried him to the first of four world titles in 1986, is arguably one of the WRC’s most revered […]