Tanak not far from “being in the fight” after Portugal WRC victory challenge
The 2019 world champion ignited his season last weekend by ending a 2024 podium drought after losing out in an intense victory battle with Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier. Prior to Portugal, Tanak had struggled for form since rejoining Hyundai this year, headlined by mistakes in the season opener in Monte Carlo and in Sweden, followed by […]
Gravel season “definitely” an opportunity for Tanak to ignite WRC title bid
The Hyundai driver heads to Portugal this week — which marks the start of the WRC’s traditional gravel season — sitting fourth in the championship and 33 points adrift of championship leader and team-mate Thierry Neuville. After uncharacteristic errors in Monte Carlo and Sweden, Tanak showed signs of his pace in Kenya before an unfortunate […]
Tanak has «bigger things to worry about» than WRC points deficit
The Hyundai driver was tipped among the title contenders this year, but his championship push is yet to ignite, with the Estonian without a podium after three rounds. Tanak finished fourth overall in January’s Monte Carlo opener after a costly mistake on Friday and then crashed out of the following round in Sweden, where he […]
WRC technical overhaul for 2025 “makes no sense”
Last month, the world motorsport governing body released a raft of proposals designed to improve top-level rallying that included widespread changes to technical and sporting regulations. The proposals, which the FIA wishes to ratify in June, include changes to the Rally1 class that will be implemented next year, two years before the end of the […]