Hyundai confident it will avoid prop shaft issues at WRC Rally Estonia
Lappi suffered three failures related to the i20 N Rally1’s prop shaft that ultimately curtailed a realistic shot at a podium, while shining a spotlight on the team’s reliability concerns. Hyundai is aware that it will need to re-design the component in the future to fully fix the problem, but containment measures are in place […]
Engine change dashes Tanak’s WRC Estonia victory hopes
Tanak reported an engine issue with his Ford Puma after clocking the fastest time following the first pass of the 4.08km shakedown stage on Thursday morning. The 2019 world champion was forced to be towed back to the service park to all his M-Sport team to investigate the problem. M-Sport declared the problem to be […]
Neuville sheds light on WRC future plans, reveals format tweak proposal
The factory Hyundai driver is the most experienced full-time driver in the championship, having racked up 149 WRC starts dating back to 2009 and won 18 rallies, while finishing runner-up in the standings on five occasions (2013, 2016-2019). Neuville is currently the only Rally1 driver contracted for next season. Although the Belgian’s deal with Hyundai […]
M-Sport «putting everything into» WRC title fight
After leaving the Hyundai fold and returning to M-Sport, Tanak heads into Rally Estonia sitting tied for third in the championship standings, 42 points adrift of Toyota’s defending champion Kalle Rovanpera. The 2019 world champion has shown flashes of pace since winning February’s Rally Sweden but has ultimately been unable to score a podium since finishing […]
Jurgenson takes FIA Rally Star spoils in Austria
Six driver and co-driver pairings selected from regional finals held across the world will tackle six European rallies this year behind the wheel of an M-Sport Ford Fiesta Rally3 car. The best four crews at the end of the six rallies will receive a fully funded two-year programme in the Junior WRC beginning in 2024. […]
Toyota to field WRC stars Rovanpera and Evans in Finland test rally
WRC teams have elected to enter local rallies this season following the FIA’s decision to implement new testing restrictions to clamp down on costs. As a result, manufacturer teams are limited to 21 days — a maximum of seven per driver — instead of 28 as stipulated last year. Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport Ford have […]
«Мы верны МАЗу и нашей стране». Вязович – о международных санкциях
Гонщик «МАЗ-СПОРТавто» Сергей Вязович рассказал, как белорусская команда относится к отстранению от ралли-марафона «Дакар». Заводской коллектив Минского автомобильного завода участвовал в главном ралли-рейде планеты с 2012 по 2021 год и дважды финишировал на подиуме. В конце 2021-го история МАЗа на Дакаре была поставлена на бессрочную паузу из-за санкций Евросоюза. «Сказали, что арестуют нашу технику». Пресс-конференция […]
“No plan at the moment’ for 2023 WRC return
The nine-time world rally champion contested four WRC rounds with M-Sport Ford last year, which included a memorable victory at Monte Carlo. The Frenchman also led in Portugal and Greece before being forced to retire. Loeb has been absent from the WRC this season despite M-Sport harbouring hopes a deal could be reached with the […]
«Долгий путь в 13 лет». МАЗ выиграл ралли-марафон «Шелковый путь»
Белорусская команда «МАЗ-СПОРТавто» выиграла Международный ралли-рейд «Шелковый путь-2023» в зачете грузовиков и прервала 12-летнюю победную серию «КАМАЗ-мастер». За девять дней гонки и 2227 км боевой дистанции Сергей Вязович, штурман Павел Гаранин и Андрей Крагельский были быстрейшими только однажды – на третьем этапе. Но в отличие от квартета КАМАЗов и двух других экипажей МАЗа, они были […]