I need to prepare car set-up better for WRC rallies
The world rally champion finished fourth on Croatia’s asphalt roads after a difficult event that was hampered by a lack of outright pace on Friday and a wheel failure. Rovanpera lost more than two minutes when he struck the same pothole in stage 2 as Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier, who also suffered a flat tyre. […]
How the WRC paid tribute to its people’s champion Craig Breen
Competing in Croatia less than a week following Craig Breen’s shock passing was always going to be incredibly difficult. But the World Rally Championship should be proud of its fitting tribute and celebration of one of its most loved characters. Emotions were still raw in the service park while many still struggled to accept the […]
FIA ready to «take every action» to improve WRC safety after Breen’s death
The 33-year-old factory Hyundai WRC driver tragically died in a testing crash in preparation for Rally Croatia a fortnight ago. Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul explained the details of the accident last week, revealing that a fence post had intruded the cabin of the i20 N. The team is working alongside the FIA in carrying […]
Sardinia in contention to join Ogier’s WRC 2023 programme
Ogier is contesting a part-time campaign for the second consecutive season after bowing out as a full-time driver to spend more time with his family following his eighth world title in 2021. The 39-year-old competed in six rallies last year and has already participated in three events this season, winning rounds in Monte Carlo and […]
Meeke makes rally return to honour Breen in Portugal Rally Championship
Breen was complementing his WRC third driver commitments for the Hyundai factory squad by running the Portuguese national series for the Hyundai Portugal squad in an i20 N Rally 2 car. Following Breen’s tragic passing in preparation for last weekend’s WRC round in Croatia, the Hyundai Portugal squad has now confirmed it will continue to […]
Болельщики подрались посреди раллийной трассы. Видео
На этапе чемпионата мира по ралли в Хорватии в минувшие выходные произошла потасовка с участием болельщиков. Причём драка случилась прямо на скоростном спецучастке. Неизвестно, что именно послужило причиной стычки. Как предполагается, подрались словенские и чешские фанаты. Служба безопасности пытались их унять, но не помогло – два поздоривших мужчины оказались прямо на трассе. Менее чем через […]
Neuville dedicates maximum attack WRC Power Stage win to Breen
Neuville left nothing on the table as he produced a blistering run to edge Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera by 0.9s in stage 20 to claim the five bonus World Rally Championship points on offer. It was an emotionally-charged run following the disappointment of falling short of the overall rally victory, that he and the team were […]
Breakthrough WRC win leaves Evans with mixed emotions
The Toyota driver scored a first WRC win since Finland in October 2021 after he and co-driver Scott Martin came through to chalk up a comfortable 27.0s victory over M-Sport’s Ott Tanak on Croatia’s asphalt stages. Evans labelled the win as “insignificant” as he crossed the finish line at the final stage, as the rally […]
Эванс победил на Ралли Хорватия, Грязин финишировал вторым в WRC2
Гонщик Toyota Элфин Эванс одержал первую победу за последние полтора года, уверенно выиграв Ралли Хорватия, четвёртый этап сезона-2023 в WRC. Несмотря на отказ турбины и всего один проезд на шейкдауне в четверг, валлиец сходу оказался в числе фаворитов. По итогам восьми допов в пятницу он был главным преследователем лидера Тьерри Нёвилля, от которого отстал на […]