The Good, The Bad and the undisputed master
Top Performer — Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais Much like Roger Federer’s domination of Wimbledon in his prime, watching Sebastien Ogier master the Monte Carlo Rally year after year is one those awe inspiring sporting moments. At 39-years-old and a semi retired rally driver, Ogier was in a league of his own as he and […]
WRC teams to contest national rallies to recover test mileage
New testing restrictions have been imposed on WRC teams this year in a bid to clamp down on costs by limiting manufacturer teams to 21 days (a maximum of seven per driver) instead of 28 as stipulated last year. Speaking to Motorsport.com prior to the last weekend’s season opener in Monte Carlo, Hyundai driver Thierry […]
WRC confident its 2025 Rally1 rules evolution can entice new brands
The WRC has been working alongside the FIA to develop the future pathway for rallying’s top tier ever since the launch of the Rally1 hybrid rules last year. This has included a series of discussions with manufacturers already involved in the discipline and other marques not currently competing, to understand the required ruleset for 2025 […]
Neuville not too alarmed by Toyota’s WRC Monte Carlo dominance
Hyundai found itself trailing Toyota for outright speed on the Monte Carlo asphalt as the latter racked up 16 stage wins to the Korean marque’s two. Those two fastest stage times were delivered by Neuville on Saturday on his way to finishing third, 44.6s behind winner Sebastien Ogier. Both Hyundai and Toyota upgraded the aero […]
Николай Грязин: Никаких «Мы вернёмся сильнее» — мы уже сильны
Экипаж Николая Грязина и Константина Александрова, представляющий команду Toksport WRT 2, уверенно выиграл Ралли Монте-Карло в зачёте WRC2, но был лишён победы после финиша. Пилот после того, как был признан серебряным призёром гонки, отреагировал на ситуацию в своих социальных сетях. «Не хочу пользоваться никакими клише, чтобы описать то, что нас отправили на второе место в […]
M-Sport can pull off «quite a big job» to catch WRC rivals
The Estonian steadily made progress in unlocking speed from the Ford Puma package in his first competitive outing in the car at Monte Carlo, but ultimately was unable to sustain a challenge at the sharp end. While hampered by an electrical problem on Thursday followed by an intermittent power steering on Saturday, a glimpse into […]
Николая Грязина лишили победы на Ралли Монте-Карло в WRC2
Первый этап нового сезона чемпионата мира по классическому ралли WRC в зачёте WRC2 оказался омрачён скандалом. После финиша гонки экипаж Николая Грязина и Константина Александрова, представляющий команду Toksport WRT 2, был оштрафован и лишился победы. Николай Грязин и Константин Александров на Ралли Монте-Карло в 2023 годуФото: Jaanus Ree / Red Bull Content Pool Российский дуэт […]
WRC “house is not on fire” with only three manufacturers
Following Citroen’s departure at the end of 2019, rallying’s top tier has been contested by three manufacturers in Toyota, Hyundai and Ford, although the latter is a semi works relationship with British squad M-Sport. This season marks the second year of the WRC’s Rally1 hybrid regulations which were originally conceived to attract fresh manufacturer interest, […]
Priceless record Monte Carlo WRC win will take time to sink in
The eight-time world champion produced a dominant performance on the Monte Carlo’s famous asphalt roads to take a comfortable 18.8s victory from reigning world champion and Toyota team-mate Kalle Rovanpera. Ogier’s triumph makes him the most successful driver in the famous event’s history, as the 39-year-old pulled one victory clear of nine-time world champion Sebastien […]