What to expect from WRC Rally Scotland after FIA test event
Rally Scotland will deliver fast gravel stages and prove to be quite the challenge for World Rally Championship crews in 2027, according to Elfyn Evans. The WRC points leader was among a group of World Rally Championship drivers that took part in the British Rally Championship’s Grampian Forest Rally held in Aberdeenshire, last weekend, which also […]
WRC drivers react to FIA’s landmark new promoter deal
Drivers are excited for the future of the World Rally Championship following what the FIA has labelled the “biggest deal in history” for rallying. After months of discussions, French automotive company Cosmobilis and private credit investor Park Square Capital have officially acquired WRC Promoter GmbH to take over the commercial rights of the WRC and the […]
Arvid Lindblad keen on rally future post-F1 after “amazing” WRC experience
Rallying is a discipline Arvid Lindblad would like to potentially pursue in a future post-Formula 1 after tasting World Rally Championship machinery at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Racing Bulls F1 rookie jumped aboard an M-Sport-Ford Puma Rally1 car to tackle the event’s tight and twisty 1.9-mile forest gravel stage, designed by the late 1983 […]
Jon Armstrong has proved he belongs in WRC
Jon Armstrong has “well and truly” proved he belongs in the top level of the World Rally Championship after claiming a maiden outright stage win at Acropolis Rally Greece. Last year’s European Rally Championship runner-up graduated to the WRC’s top tier this year with M-Sport and has turned heads on several occasions. Armstrong outlined his class […]
Why Safari Rally Kenya will be more of a lottery than ever
«I believe it is the same lottery as you have in Europe, you buy a ticket and you hope for the best. It is going to be a bit like that. It is going to be very wild this year.” That is how Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi described what awaits the World Rally Championship crews this […]
Why M-Sport has faith in youth over experience WRC line-up
M-Sport favouring youth over experience when it comes to its World Rally Championship driver line-up is nothing new, having developed a reputation for being perennial producer of star talent. The British squad has provided a valuable proving ground for WRC stars of the future, with many of those going on to win or challenge for […]