The eight-time world champion claimed two of Friday afternoon’s four gravel stages that made up a much shorter leg than usual courtesy of the WRC’s trial of a new event format.Starting fifth on the road, Ogier made the most of his road position and managed to hold off charge fromContinue Reading
Sébastien Ogier made early inroads for his third victory in as many rallies, charging ahead on Friday morning on the Mediterranean. SourceContinue Reading
Italian helmet supplier Stilo has created a helmet which incorporates an onboard camera, similar to those in operation in F1, to provide a raw drivers’ eye view to the WRC’s television coverage.Stilo is working in conjunction with the WRC Promoter to develop a helmet camera with the device now reachingContinue Reading
Toyota part-time driver Ogier made the most of his favourable road position to win one of the two afternoon tests to lead Hyundai’s Tanak by 1.8s.M-Sport Ford’s Adrien Fourmaux completed the loop in third [+10.5s], ahead of Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta [+13.5s], with the third Hyundai of Dani Sordo fifth [16.5s].ChampionshipContinue Reading
The WRC2 title contender had been set to tackle the 16-stage gravel rally, although the Swede was not registered to score championship points. However, Solberg and co-driver Elliott Edmondson have been forced out of the rally before the opening stage. Solberg is understood to be suffering from an allergic reaction which hasContinue Reading
Sebastien Ogier claimed a record-breaking sixth Rally Portugal victory last time out, but it was Thierry Neuville who left the weekend with the biggest laugh.Third place for the Hyundai driver extended his championship lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans to 24 points, as he only finished sixth which was the worstContinue Reading
The 2003 world champion will make a comeback at the Royal Rally of Scandinavia in Sweden, which hosts the third round of the ERC from 13-15 June. The rally is based in Karlstad, the former home of Rally Sweden.Solberg is due to pilot a family-owned Volkswagen Polo R5 car atContinue Reading
Abiteboul made the claims after his Hyundai team conducted computer simulations of the 2025 rules to see how removing hybrid, and modifications and air restrictor will affect the current Rally1 car.This comes after Toyota tested a physical GR Yaris, which featured a modified rear wing, that driver Elfyn Evans describedContinue Reading
Harmony within the World Rally Championship has been a rare commodity over the last 12 months. Conflict over a lack of promotion or uncertainty over future technical regulations has been a regular theme.But at Rally Portugal last weekend, there was a moment where the WRC Promoter, key stakeholders and theContinue Reading
Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais emerged from a rally that had five different leaders to defeat Hyundai’s rejuvenated Ott Tanak to take a second win of the season by 7.9s. The victory marked a record sixth Rally Portugal triumph, moving him one clear of WRC legend Markku Alen. Tanak delivered hisContinue Reading