Экстрём стал пилотом Ford на «Дакаре»
В 2024 году 23-летнее сотрудничество с Audi в статусе заводского гонщика прекратил швед Маттиас Экстрём, однако безработным опытный пилот оставался недолго. Американский автопроизводитель Ford нанял спортсмена для своей заводской команды в ралли-рейдах — гонщик в 2025-м сядет за руль прототипа Ford Ranger Raptor класса T1+, построенного на базе серийного флагманского пикапа Ford Ranger Raptor. «Присоединение […]
Third F1 title my «only priority», wants Dakar return over Indy 500
Fernando Alonso is much more likely to return to the Dakar Rally than the Indy 500 in the future, but insisted his «only priority» is to grab a third Formula 1 world championship with Aston Martin. Alonso signed a new contract earlier this year that keeps him at Aston Martin’s F1 team until at least […]
Ekstrom joins Ford’s Dakar team for 2025 after Audi exit
Mattias Ekstrom will join Ford’s factory programme in the Dakar Rally in 2025 after ending a 23-year stint with Audi. The Swede will contest next year’s Dakar in a works-entered Ford Raptor T1+, teaming up with Nani Roma, Mitch Guthrie Jr and fellow ex-Audi driver Carlos Sainz Sr in a four-strong line-up. This would be […]
Neuville is “not safe yet” in WRC title fight
Ott Tanak says Thierry Neuville is “not safe yet” after taking a nibble out of his Hyundai team-mate’s World Rally Championship lead at Rally Chile. The 2019 world champion outscored Neuville by five points last weekend to reduce the deficit in the title race to 29 points with two rounds of the seasons remaining in […]
Lappi not afraid by uncertain WRC future
Esapekka Lappi says he isn’t afraid by his uncertain World Rally Championship future as Hyundai continues to evaluate its driver options for its third car next year. The two-time WRC rally winner confirmed that his future is yet to be determined with last weekend’s Rally Chile set to be his final event of the year with […]
Stewards reject Solberg protest, Rossel keeps WRC2 Chile win
Yohan Rossel has been officially declared the winner of WRC2 at Rally Chile after stewards rejected a protest from Oliver Solberg. WRC2 title contender Solberg lodged a protest asking the stewards to re-evaluate a notional time awarded to Rossel that helped the Citroen driver to victory on Sunday. Rossel vaulted from third to WRC2 class […]
Калле Рованпера выиграл Ралли Чили
Очередной этап чемпионата мира по классическому ралли WRC завершился в Южной Америке, где состоялась гонка в Чили. Победу одержал действующий чемпион финн Калле Рованпера из заводской команды Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, а второе место занял его напарник британец Эльфин Эванс. Третьим стал эстонский гонщик заводской команды Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Отт Тянак. Бельгиец Тьерри Нёвилль, […]
Toyota ‘back in the fight’ for WRC title after Rally Chile
Toyota World Rally Championship boss Jari-Matti Latvala says it’s a “big relief” for his team to be back in the manufacturers’ title fight after dominating Rally Chile. Latvala had all but written off the team’s title hopes after a difficult Acropolis Rally Greece earlier this month left Toyota facing a 35-point deficit with three rounds […]
Kalle Rovanperä seals victory for Toyota at Rally Chile
Toyota’s Kalle Rovanperä survived challenging foggy conditions to record a fourth win from a partial World Rally Championship campaign at Rally Chile. Reigning world champion duo Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen tamed 16 tricky stages, some of which were affected by treacherous thick fog and slippery conditions, to beat Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans by 23.4s. […]