Neuville explains distracting brush with a bee at WRC Safari Rally Kenya
The Hyundai driver endured an eventful Friday morning in Kenya which began with a strange brush with the wildlife in the opening Loldia (19.17km) test. However, it wasn’t Kenya’s usual wild animals that disrupted Neuville. At the start of the stage, a bee managed to find its way inside his Hyundai i20N and into his […]
Ogier leads as Zebras and tyre issue delay Tanak
Eight-time world champion Ogier started the day 0.1s behind overnight leader Tanak but headed to midday service with a 2.5s lead over Toyota team-mate Kalle Rovanpera. Elfyn Evans completed the loop in third, 19.5s adrift. but ahead of Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville, who endured an eventful morning to reach service 21.5s back. Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta sat […]
How a breakthrough Safari win established a future WRC champion
«Richard Burns crossed the final flying finish line, punched the air and shouted something so obscene that the BBC won’t be able to show the moment!» That was how Autosport’s rally reporter Keith Oswin described Burns’ first win of what would become a glittering but unfortunately short World Rally Championship career on the 1998 Safari […]
Tanak pips Ogier by 0.1s to claim early lead
The 70th anniversary Safari Rally kicked off with a 4.48km head-to-head super special stage, lined by thousands of fans in the centre of Nairobi. Tanak won his duel with Toyota’s Elfyn Evans by 3.3s with his effort emerging the fastest once all the head-to-heads were completed. «[Safari Rally Kenya is] a demanding one. Let’s see […]
Loubet faced «biggest responsibility» driving Kenyan president at WRC Safari Rally
Kenya’s new president made the visit to Safari Rally Kenya on Wednesday, where he joined Loubet in the co-driver seat of his M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 for a ride through the event’s shakedown stage. It was Ruto’s first experience of the WRC which has a long-standing relationship with the country through the Safari Rally, which […]
Katsuta to start WRC Safari Rally Kenya despite shakedown roll
The two-time Safari Rally podium finisher rolled his GR Yaris during his third shakedown run which ripped the rear wing and damaged the right-rear of his car. The car was transported to the Naivasha service park where Toyota began to repair the vehicle following an FIA inspection that confirmed the GR Yaris’ roll cage hadn’t […]
Sections of tougher WRC Safari Rally ”like driving on the moon”
Rougher gravel stages caused by the recent weather plus further heavy rain showers forecast this week have several drivers predicting that the 70th anniversary edition of the event will be one of the most difficult in recent memory. While the event’s 19 stages remain largely the same routes, some sections of the stages have changed […]
Теему Сунинен стал пилотом Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Ирландский пилот заводской команды Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT в чемпионате мира по классическому ралли WRC Крейг Брин погиб в аварии во время тестов в Хорватии. 33-летний гонщик, который вместе с коллективом готовился к очередному этапу серии, вылетел с трассы и в инциденте получил травмы, несовместимые с жизнью. Штурман экипажа Джеймс Фултон не пострадал. После гибели […]
Suninen to drive Rally1 car as Hyundai reveals WRC driver development scheme
The South Korean marque has relaunched a driver development programme as previously reported by Motorsport.com, with Suninen and reigning WRC2 champion Emil Lindholm the first drivers selected to be part of the initiative. The scheme, which was first launched in 2017, aims to develop the next wave of Rally1 drivers. Suninen will step into the […]