Toyota edges out Ford and Dacia as Lategan wins Prologue
Factory Toyota driver Henk Lategan beat Ford rival Mattias Ekstrom to take victory in Prologue at the start of the 2025 Dakar Rally. The 47th edition of the world’s biggest cross-country rally kicked off with a short 29km special in Bisha in south west region of Saudi Arabia, with a total of 64 cars lining […]
Sainz predicts «strange» tactical battle in Dakar Rally
Carlos Sainz Sr believes that “tactics will be more important than ever” in this year’s running of the Dakar Rally. After claiming his fourth victory in the iconic rally raid last year with Audi, the Spaniard has switched allegiances to Ford this term as the marque enters its new Raptor developed in collaboration with M-Sport. […]
Ford Raptor — the American manufacturer’s new contender for 2025 Dakar Rally
Ford, together with its long-time World Rally Championship partner M-Sport, has designed the new Raptor T1+ to take on the Dakar Rally. With a star-studded line-up including past winners Carlos Sainz Sr and Nani Roma, former Audi star Mattias Ekstrom and promising youngster Mitch Guthrie Jr, the American manufacturer is already seen as a favourite […]
Katsuta expects “bigger challenge” in WRC 2025
Takamoto Katsuta’s biggest target for 2025 is to be more consistent with his results across a World Rally Championship campaign, which he expects will offer up a “bigger challenge”. The 31-year-old is gearing up for a sixth season with the factory Toyota squad, which will expand to four full-time entries next year. Two-time world champion […]
Нёвилль вернёт в WRC стартовый номер «1»
Бельгиец Тьерри Нёвилль из Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, ставший в 2024 году чемпионом мира по классическому ралли WRC, намерен в 2025 году выступать под стартовым номером «1». Впервые с 2022 года в серии будет машина, использующая этот номер, поскольку до этого чемпионы не отказывались от своего привычного номера ради доступного только обладателям титула №1. Это […]
The leading contenders for victory at the 2025 Dakar Rally
The 2025 Dakar Rally promises to be one of the most exciting in recent history, with several manufacturers and drivers capable of winning the famous Touareg trophy. The rally-raid will begin on 3 January with the Prologue in Bisha and conclude on 17 January in Shubaytah after 12 stages and more than 5,000 kilometres of […]
Number #1 set to return to WRC in 2025
The number #1 will return to the World Rally Championship for the first time since 2022 with new champion Thierry Neuville set to adopt the number for the 2025 campaign. The Hyundai driver in recent years has become synonymous with the #11 — a number which he first utilised in the WRC in 2013, before […]
Сольберг протестировал болид Формулы 1
Чемпион мира по классическому ралли WRC 2003 года норвежец Петтер Сольберг получил возможность протестировать болид Формулы 1. За руль машины Renault пилот сел в рамках промомероприятий Castrol. Петтер Сольберг за рулём болида Формулы 1Фото: Соцсети «Это было невероятно! Супер-круто ездить на болиде Apine в Маньи-Кур вместе с Джеком Дуэном! Большое спасибо Castrol и команде за […]
The Dacia/Prodrive innovation that is positively changing the Dakar challenge
Dacia Sandriders will run an innovative new driver safety device on the team’s debut at the Dakar Rally. The manufacturer will use a ‘seat attenuator’ to absorb impacts over the rough terrain as the car slams up and down on its suspension, helping to reduce the compression of drivers’ spines, which have sustained injuries in […]