Hyundai on top as overnight leader Oliver Solberg loses time
Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux reclaimed the Rally Portugal lead after overnight leader Oliver Solberg struggled for pace across Friday morning’s loop of stages. Fourmaux started the day 3.4 seconds behind Solberg, but was able to leapfrog the Toyota driver in the opening stage of Friday’s mammoth seven-stage itinerary. Fourmaux delivered a strong pace across the three stages, […]
Hyundai brings WRC engine upgrade to Rally Portugal
Hyundai has brought an upgraded engine to Rally Portugal in a bid to close the gap and take the fight to World Rally Championship rivals Toyota. The Korean marque has struggled to extract pace consistently from its i20 N Rally1 car, while Toyota has seemingly taken a step forward, having won all five rounds of […]
Adrien Fourmaux crashes, goes for a home-cooked lunch
The World Rally Championship has a habit of creating surreal stories that are unique in motorsport, as Adrien Fourmaux has experienced after a surprise at-home family lunch in Croatia. An image of Hyundai driver Fourmaux and co-driver Alex Coria sat at a dining table in race suits, eating lunch with a family last Saturday is likely […]
Can Hyundai challenge Toyota in WRC 2026?
After coming agonisingly close to a drivers’ and manufacturers’ double title success in 2024, Hyundai found itself resoundingly beaten by rivals Toyota in the World Rally Championship last season, winning just two rallies (Greece, Saudi Arabia) compared to Toyota’s tally of 12 wins. Hyundai’s 2025 struggles can be pinned on a number of variables. The […]
What Adrien Fourmaux and Oliver Solberg learned from 2026 Monte Carlo test
Preparations for the 2026 World Rally Championship began in earnest last weekend just a matter of days after Rally Saudi Arabia brought the curtain down on the 2025 campaign. With the opening round of the 2026 season in Monte Carlo [22-25 January] a little more than a month away, Toyota and Hyundai both fielded cars […]
How Adrien Fourmaux’s WRC Japan exit proves mental strength is vital in motorsport
A robust and resilient mental game is equally as important to an athlete as the necessary physical skills to be successful in sport. Managing emotions and maintaining focus can be just as valuable when searching for the tenths of seconds required to conquer elite level motorsport. But also when situations are not going to plan, […]
Sebastien Ogier leads Rally Sardinia as Adrien Fourmaux’s victory bid fails
Sebastien Ogier continues to lead Rally Italy Sardinia after briefly losing the advantage in the dust of Adrien Fourmaux, whose World Rally Championship victory bid has failed. Ogier had extended his overnight 2.1s margin over Fourmaux to 7.4s after winning Saturday morning’s first test before drama struck on stage 8 – Lerno — Su Filigosu […]
Adrien Fourmaux explains drama that cost him shot at Rally Sardinia win
Adrien Fourmaux has explained the issue that took him out of the World Rally Championship victory battle for the second event in a row, remaining confident about his fortunes. Fourmaux had been locked in an intense fight for the rally lead with Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier at Rally Italy Sardinia that had seen the Hyundai driver lead […]
Sudden failure forces Adrien Fourmaux out of Rally Portugal victory fight
Adrien Fourmaux exited the Rally Portugal victory battle in unfortunate circumstances, which has helped relieve the pressure on Hyundai World Rally Championship team-mate and rally leader Ott Tanak. After struggling at Rally Islas Canarias last month, Hyundai bounced back on Portugal’s tricky gravel stages on Friday morning with Tanak and Fourmaux locked in the fight […]