WRC and FIA retire Craig Breen’s number 42
The factory Hyundai driver tragically succumbed to injuries in an accident last Thursday in preparation for this weekend’s WRC round in Croatia. Breen adopted #42 when he joined Hyundai as part-time driver for the first time in 2019 and continued to run the same number during his only full-time season with M-Sport last year, before […]
Себастьен Лёб проведёт сезон в World RX на электрической Lancia
Девятикратный чемпион мира по классическому ралли WRC и призер ралли-марафона «Дакар» Себастьен Лёб возвращается в чемпионат мира по ралли-кроссу World RX. В 2023 году титулованный француз сядет за руль построенного своим соотечественником Герленом Шишери электрического рестомода Lancia Delta Evo-e RX. За рулём Peugeot 208 WRX с 2016 по 2018 год Лёб одержал две заезды и […]
Hyundai announces WRC Rally Croatia plans after Breen’s death
Breen was set to pilot the team’s third car at the asphalt event which would have marked his second WRC outing of the year after rejoining the South Korean marque as a part-time driver for the 2023 season. The 33-year-old Irishman succumbed to injuries sustained in a crash during a pre-event test for the asphalt […]
Loeb to race new all-electric Lancia Delta in World RX
The nine-time world rally champion will join Guerlain Chicherit to form the new Special ONE Racing team, which intends to field two Delta Evo-e cars in this year’s all-electric World Rallycross Championship. The car has been designed and developed by Chicherit’s own GCK Motorsport team, which first revealed plans in 2021 to revive the iconic […]
M-Sport показал тесты машины WRC «глазами» дрона. Видео
В 2023 году британский коллектив M-Sport Ford WRT в чемпионате мира по классическому ралли WRC из трёх прошедших этапов выиграл одну гонку — победу на Ралли Швеции одержал эстонец Отт Тянак, разорвавший свой многолетний контракт с заводской командой Hyundai. Напарником пилота стал молодой француз Пьер-Луи Лубе, для которого сезон — первый полный в M-Sport Ford […]
Why Craig Breen will be remembered for his «heart on sleeve» approach
«The giggling pin fell out of the laughing shaft but I managed to get it back in, so we are okay.» Yes, you have read that correctly. This was a line from one of Craig Breen’s legendary World Rally Championship stage end interviews, broadcast live on television during a run to second in Sardinia last […]
WRC star dies aged 33
The factory Hyundai driver’s death in a testing crash ahead of next week’s Rally Croatia has left the rally and motorsport fraternity stunned and numb. The 33-year-old Irishman’s career has been tragically cut short before it reached its prime. While a WRC win ultimately eluded Breen, his passion and rally knowledge was unquestionable, and his […]
Rally world pays tribute to Breen after tragic death
The factory Hyundai driver died on Thursday following a crash in testing ahead of next week’s Rally Croatia, where the 33-year-old Irishman was set to make his second WRC start of the season. Breen’s death has triggered an outputting of tributes on social media from across the rally world. Eight-time world rally champion Sebastien Ogier, […]
FIA прокомментировала гибель Крейга Брина
Президент Международной автомобильной федерации Мохаммед бен Сулайем выразил соболезнования по поводу гибели Крейга Брина. 33-летний ирландский раллист погиб на тестах перед этапом чемпионата мира в Хорватии. Пилот Hyundai вылетел с трассы и врезался в столб. Он скончался на месте, штурман Джеймс Фултон травм не получил. Пилот заводской команды Hyundai Крейг Брин погиб на тестах WRC […]