Reigning world champion Rovanpera snatched the rally lead on stage six, but the margin never grew larger than a second as the part-time driver battled with a GR Yaris that wasn’t too his liking.The Finn, who ended Friday morning in third, held onto the lead despite a late attack fromContinue Reading
The meeting is expected to focus largely on conveying the promoter’s plans and initiatives regarding the promotion of the championship.It is understood the FIA will attend the discussion on Saturday morning alongside representatives from the WRC teams and members from the Ford Motor Company.The timing of the meeting arrives amidContinue Reading
Toyota driver Katsuta, starting sixth on the road, produced a strong and consistent pace across Friday morning’s four stages to take a 2.9s lead over Neuville at the midday tyre fitting zone.Reigning world champion Kalle Rovanpera managed to drive around an ill-handling Toyota to sit third, 3.3s adrift, ahead ofContinue Reading
Sainz and double event winner Nani Roma will be two of the four drivers to represent Ford in the prestigious Dakar event in Saudi Arabia next year, with its remaining line-up to be announced at a later date.This would mark the Spanish driver’s fourth stint with the American auto giant,Continue Reading
This weekend marks the start of the traditional gravel rally season welcoming the strongest Rally1 field of the season to date, comprising five previous Portugal winners.Toyota has elected to field both its part-time drivers in the same event for the first time, with reigning world champion Kalle Rovanpera, a two-timeContinue Reading
Dani Sordo set the pace in Thursday morning’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal shakedown – despite it being his first FIA World Rally Championship start in almost six months. SourceContinue Reading
Reigning constructor world champions Toyota will field both its part-time drivers in the same event for the first time this season in Portugal next week as it looks to widen its seven-point gap over Hyundai in the championship.As a result, Toyota has nominated current world champion Rovanpera and eight-time worldContinue Reading
Korean tyre firm Hankook was announced as the WRC’s new official tyre supplier in December last year, securing a contract from 2025-2027, to take over from Pirelli, whose deal expires at the end of the year.Since winning the FIA’s tender, Hankook has been busily developing rubber for next year testingContinue Reading
Croatia is one of the most recent additions to the WRC, joining the calendar in 2021 with last weekend’s event marking its fourth edition.The nation’s demanding asphalt roads have proved challenging for drivers while delivering exciting climaxes to rallies, with the lead changing hands on the final day in threeContinue Reading
The WRC Promoter is keen to improve the championship’s ability to tell stories to its viewers during events and has appointed a special consultant who will begin work on the team radio concept from next month’s Rally Portugal.Live team radio is utilised by several motorsport categories, with F1’s incorporation ofContinue Reading