Increase in tyre fitting zones tipped for 2024 WRC
The WRC is currently evaluating its event format structure for the future having faced criticism from drivers, teams and fans this year. This has resulted in a package of format tweaks for next year that is set to be proposed and discussed at the next FIA World Motor Sport Council on December 6, following a […]
Сирил Абитбуль: Hyundai должна стать Red Bull в WRC
Бывший глава заводской команды Renault в Формуле 1 Сирил Абитбуль, который в 2023 году стал руководителем гоночной программы Hyundai Motorsport, заявил о желании превратить южнокорейский коллектив в Red Bull чемпионата мира по ралли WRC, а эстонца Отта Тянака — в раллийный аналог голландца Макса Ферстаппена. Отт Тянак покидает M-Sport и возвращается в Hyundai в 2024 […]
Abiteboul wants Hyundai to be the “Red Bull Racing of WRC”
The former Renault Formula 1 boss is in the process of transforming the Hyundai squad to turn the team into a title winning force. Since taking over as team principal, Abiteboul has recruited former Volkswagen WRC and Williams F1 technical director Francois Xavier Demaison to head its technical department. Last month, Hyundai announced that it […]
Fourmaux hopeful Rally2 success will boost 2024 WRC Rally1 bid
Fourmaux’s triumph in the penultimate round of the WRC season is the latest of a string of impressive displays from the Frenchman this year, which also includes a maiden British Rally Championship title. After a turbulent 2022 littered with high-profile crashes, M-Sport moved Fourmaux from its Rally1 operation to head up its Rally2 squad. The […]
Former Peugeot WRC boss Corrado Provera dies aged 82
The Italian started his career as a journalist prior to a spell working in public relations, but he is perhaps best known in motorsport for managing Peugeot’s return to the WRC in 1999. Provera initially worked for Chrysler Italy, progressing his way up through the ranks at the manufacturer before it was bought by Peugeot. […]
Hyundai to debut WRC reliability upgrades in 2024
After undergoing development during the off-season, Hyundai has made great strides with its i20N this season but is still behind the championship’s pacesetting Toyota GR Yaris on both reliability and performance. With one round of the season remaining, Hyundai has scored 14 podiums, the same as it had amassed at this point last season, albeit […]
Central European Rally has time to address WRC driver itinerary concerns
The WRC welcomed an all-new concept to the championship last weekend with the inaugural running of the Central European Rally, which saw rallying’s top tier host an event in three countries for the first time. The Central European Rally concept, which will return in 2024, comprised 18 asphalt stages held in the Czech Republic, Austria […]
Suninen «very much on the radar» for 2024 Hyundai WRC drive
The South Korean marque has already reshuffled its driver line-up for 2024 with Ott Tanak rejoining the team alongside Thierry Neuville, but it is yet to reveal plans for its third and potentially fourth car. Abiteboul says a call is likely to be made before the season finale in Japan later this month. The former […]
Rovanpera hungry for more WRC titles as 2024 speculation grows
The 23-year-old successfully defended his WRC title by finishing second at last weekend’s Central European Rally as the Finn became only the sixth driver in WRC history to win back-to-back titles. Rovanpera now boasts the enviable record of a 50% title success rate from his four seasons in rallying’s top tier. However, throughout the weekend […]