Restaurant visit helped Lappi keep WRC Acropolis Rally alive
The Finnish driver’s i20 N Rally 1 car suffered a radiator leak thought to have been triggered by a nasty compression during the Loutraki stage. Lappi was forced to pull over after completing stage four to conduct repairs where he was able to limit the loss of water. As water continued to escape from his […]
Neuville holds off Ogier to maintain narrow lead
Hyundai driver Neuville won only one of Friday’s five stages, but the defending rally winner clocked a series of consistent times to lead 2011 Acropolis conqueror Ogier by 2.8s. Championship and overnight rally leader Kalle Rovanpera managed to limit the damage of starting first on the road to end Friday third, 25.5s adrift, with Toyota […]
Tanak podium hopes dented by water pump issue
The M-Sport driver ended Friday morning’s two-stage loop in fourth, 8.3s adrift of leader Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville before drama struck in the tyre fitting zone. Tanak’s Ford Puma developed a water pump issue that triggered frantic work on the car, with Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja assisting mechanics in finding a fix for the problem. The […]
Neuville heads charging Rovanpera, Loubet retires
Neuville completed the rally’s first loop of gravel stages with a slender 2.0s advantage over overnight leader Rovanpera, who impressed despite starting first on the road. Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier, on his WRC return, reached the morning tyre fitting zone in third (+4.6s) ahead of M-Sport’s Ott Tanak (+8.3), with title contender Elfyn Evans in fifth, […]
Rovanpera claims early lead with super special win
The Toyota driver set the pace on the 1.48km asphalt stage, held in front of a bumper crowd that had congregated around the Athens harbour. The stage was the first competitive running for WRC crews after organisers were forced to cancel the shakedown stage in host city Lamia due to the effects of Storm Daniel. […]
FIA president reveals Subaru WRC comeback talks
The three-time constructors’ champion became synonymous with the WRC in the 1990s and 2000s winning drivers’ titles with Colin McRae (1995), Richard Burns (2001) and Petter Solberg (2003). Subaru, however, exited the WRC at the end of 2008 due to the global financial crisis. The brand has however remained involved in rallying through the Subaru […]
Вязович оценил вероятность покупки двигателей у «КАМАЗ-мастер»
Руководитель и лидер команды «МАЗ-СПОРТавто» Сергей Вязович, который в 2023 году впервые в своей карьере выиграл ралли-марафон «Шёлковый путь», оценил вероятность покупки двигателя у «КАМАЗ-мастер» на фоне проблем с потенциальным импортозамещением силового агрегата. «МАЗ-СПОРТавто» назвал самые сложные для импортозамещения детали гоночного грузовика «Нет, такой вариант мы не рассматриваем. Здесь есть и принципиальный момент, потому что […]
Rovanpera fully recovered from WRC Finland crash injuries
The championship leader rolled his Toyota GR Yaris in stage eight which put him out of his home event as the Finn retired from an event for the first time this season. While Rovanpera emerged from the incident without any serious injuries, the 22-year-old reported after the event that he was suffering from pain in […]
«МАЗ-СПОРТавто» назвал самые сложные для импортозамещения детали
Руководитель и лидер команды «МАЗ-СПОРТавто» Сергей Вязович, который в 2023 году впервые в своей карьере выиграл ралли-марафон «Шёлковый путь», рассказал о ходе импортозамещения в команде и обрисовал те аспекты, в которых сложнее всего будет заменить зарубежные детали отечественными или китайскими. «Для нас самое, наверное, значимое в этом году — смена шинного партнёра. Мы после прошлогоднего […]