Pirelli explains decision to leave WRC as tyre supplier
The WRC is set to change its control rubber from 2025 after Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli announced last Friday that it had chosen not to submit a bid in response to the FIA’s 2025-2027 tyre tender. Pirelli won the previous tender supplying tyres to all WRC categories from 2021-2024, returning to rallying’s top level for the […]
WRC tyre supplier to change for 2025 as Pirelli elects not to bid
The Italian manufacturer is currently the official tyre supplier to all categories within the WRC after winning the FIA’s last tender in 2019. Its deal to supply tyres from 2021 to 2024 included the last season of the WRC generation car and the first three campaigns under Rally1 hybrid regulations. The FIA launched a WRC […]
EA SPORTS WRC’s game car list includes hidden gems
The moment many World Rally Championship fans have been waiting for – EA SPORTS WRC’s full car list has been published, and for the cognoscenti, it’s arguably one of the greatest collections of virtual time-based motorsport vehicles ever seen. The full list is below, courtesy of the game’s website, which covers 78 additions across 18 different classes. […]
Five things you may have missed
1. Rovanpera’s brilliance, resilience and lucky “buckaroo” moment Kalle Rovanpera may have inherited the rally lead after Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville and Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier suffered suspension failures, but the reigning world champion thoroughly deserved his third win of 2023. The stats again outline what a special drive this was from the 22-year-old Toyota driver. Despite […]
Себастьен Лёб вернётся в Extreme E
Девятикратный чемпион мира по классическому ралли WRC и призер ралли-марафона «Дакар» Себастьен Лёб в 2023 году вернётся в гонки на электрических внедорожниках Extreme E. На Сардинии француз выступит в составе команды ABT Cupra XE и станет напарником шведки Клары Андерссон. «Здорово вернуться на Сардинию с ABT и Cupra ещё на две гонки. Я очень жду […]
Hyundai announces line-up for WRC Central European Rally
The Finn was promoted to Hyundai’s third factory i20 N Rally1 car, shared with Dani Sordo, for WRC rounds in Estonia and Finland, filling the position left by the late Craig Breen. Last month the Korean marque revealed that Suninen will also be handed an opportunity for a third gravel rally when the WRC returns […]
Why it’s still too early to get excited about a potential Subaru WRC return
There’s no hiding from the fact that the World Rally Championship is entering a crucial phase as it wishes to establish its future, improve its appeal and attract more manufacturers. And last weekend’s Acropolis Rally gave both the series and the FIA every incentive to ensure that its pathway is defined when the governing body’s […]
M-Sport has no intention to stop WRC Rally1 programme
The team’s future in the WRC was called into question at last weekend’s Acropolis Rally following the publication of an interview with driver Pierre-Louis Loubet in French media that suggested the squad could be absent from next year’s Rally1 field. The article has since been labelled «fake news» and has been removed. M-Sport has endured […]
Michelin expected to submit WRC tyre tender bid
The FIA launched a WRC tyre tender in July inviting tyre brands to submit their interest in becoming the championship’s sole tyre supplier, with the current tender expiring at the end of next year. The tyre tender will cover a three-year period from 2025 to 2027, the last year of the contract coinciding with the […]