Эсапекка Лаппи попал в серьёзную аварию на Ралли Чили
Финский экипаж заводской команды Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT попал в серьёзную аварию на старте Ралли Чили — на первом же спецучастке гонки Эсапекка Лаппи уничтожил свой хэтчбек Hyundai i20 N Rally1 из-за ошибки на дистанции. Ни пилот, ни его штурман Янне Ферм в инциденте не пострадали. Разбитый Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Эсапекки ЛаппиФото: Соцсети «Всё […]
Loubet explains frightening WRC Rally Chile exit
After an impressive start to the rally, Loubet was sitting fourth heading into stage three when he went off the road at high-speed. The Frenchman appeared to carry too much speed into a right-hand corner which resulted in his car being sent into a frightening series of rolls, before coming to rest on its roof. […]
Inspired Tanak ends eventful Friday leading Suninen
Tanak completed the day’s six demanding gravel stages with a 4.2s lad over Suninen, who impressed in only his third Rally1 start. Tanak led the rally after winning the opening stage before losing the advantage following a spin and loss of hybrid in stage two. However, the 2019 world champion was able to rattle off […]
Evans leads as Lappi, Loubet suffer high-speed rolls
Evans guided his Toyota GR Yaris to two fastest times from the three stages, to open up a 2.6s-lead over Hyundai’s Teemu Suninen, as the WRC endured a spectacular return to South America’s gravel roads. M-Sport’s Ott Tanak headed to midpoint service in third, 0.1s adrift of Suninen, despite suffering a spin and loss of […]
Lappi suffers heavy roll on opening stage
Lappi misjudged the final corner of the opening gravel test (Pulperia, 19.77km) which resulted in instant retirement from the first day of action from the championship’a return to Chile after a four-year hiatus. The Finn appeared to clip a concrete culvert with the front left which pitched his i20N into a series of rolls with […]
Toyota “looking good” to retain WRC driver line-up for 2024
The Japanese marque is yet to make any official announcements regarding its plan for next season, with all of its drivers currently out of contract at the end of the year. Toyota’s management had stated its wish to maintain its driver line-up of world champion Kalle Rovanpera, Elfyn Evans, part-time driver Sebastien Ogier and Takamoto […]
WRC’s future changes key for M-Sport moving forward
The British operation’s participation in rallying’s top tier was called into question during the Acropolis Rally earlier this month. Team founder Malcolm Wilson has since reiterated that M-Sport has no intention to stop its Rally1 programme and “will be doing whatever we can to try and find a way to stay in at the highest […]
Rovanpera focused on Evans head-to-head, not WRC victory in Chile
The reigning world champion has an opportunity to seal a second consecutive world title this weekend, although the Finn rates his chances of achieving the feat as «small» heading into the gravel rally. Rovanpera holds a 33-point lead over his Toyota team-mate Evans with 90 points remaining from the final three events of the season. […]
Can the new WRC computer game help tackle a real-world hot topic?
The release of a new rally computer game is always a cause for celebration among motorsport gamers but the latest offering, EA Sports WRC, could actually help tackle a hot topic currently in the World Rally Championship. Barring the age-defying talent that is Kalle Rovanpera, who appears set to become a two-time world champion at […]