M-Sport boss Malcolm Wilson drives WRC Rally1 Ford Puma
The 1994 British rally champion and WRC podium finisher received his first outing in a fully-fledged Rally1 hybrid after piloting the car Jourdan Serderidis will drive at Rally Mexico later this month. Wilson was called upon to shake down the Puma at M-Sport’s purpose-built 1.7mile test track located adjacent to the British team’s Dovenby Hall […]
Toyota “definitely better” on rough gravel after Mexico WRC test
Rough gravel rallies proved to be a weakness for the GR Yaris last year in an otherwise dominant 2022 campaign for the Japanese marque that resulted in a drivers’ and constructors’ title double. Abrasive gravel rallies in Sardinia and Greece were the only events Toyota failed to score a podium last season. The lack of […]
M-Sport hopes Ford’s Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team
Last month Ford announced a plan to expand its motorsport commitments by returning to F1 as an engine supplier in conjunction with current world champions Red Bull, coinciding with the launch of F1’s new engine rules. The American brand confirmed that its F1 expansion would not affect its current motorsport programmes, including its long-standing relationship […]
Hybrid will be more effective than ever at WRC Rally Mexico
Mexico’s high-altitude rough gravel stages return to the WRC for the first time since the COVID-shortened event in 2020. The rally will also mark the first gravel round of the 2023 season and a maiden run for the Rally1 hybrid cars at significantly high altitude. Due to a ban on testing outside of Europe, WRC […]
Rally Finland reveals heavily revised 2023 WRC route
One of the WRC’s most famous events, known as the «Gravel Grand Prix», is set for a fresh look this year, with more than half the route changed, while almost a third of the mileage will be completely new for drivers. The ninth round of the 13-round WRC season (3-6 August) will be contested over […]
M-Sport still «has work to do» despite breakthrough WRC win
New signing Ott Tanak’s triumph in Sweden earlier this month ended the Ford squad’s WRC victory drought that had stretched back to January 2022, when Sebastien Loeb scored a famous win in Monte Carlo. This latest win came following a faultless drive from Tanak in only his second WRC appearance driving the Ford Puma. The […]
Toyota set for “very important” Rally Mexico pre-event WRC test
Latvala’s Toyota squad has headed to Spain this week for a multi-day test, beginning today, to prepare for next month’s opening gravel rally of the season in Mexico. While Toyota largely dominated the 2022 season by sweeping both the drivers’ and constructors’ titles, the GR Yaris showcased weakness on rough gravel rallies such as Sardinia […]
Rally heritage at stake if WRC UK bid fails again, says M-Sport boss
The UK has become a backbone of rallying’s top flight, appearing on the inaugural calendar in 1973 and holding a spot on the schedule until 2019 courtesy of Rally GB, formerly known as the RAC Rally. However, the event dropped off the calendar in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and has failed to return. […]
How Breen and Solberg rediscovered the belief to succeed in WRC
«It has been such a horrible, horrible black place where I was last year. Don’t let anyone ever put you down, because only you know your true potential. The people close to me know it and finally, we managed to get it back out again. I’m just so happy to be back fighting at the […]