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Thierry Neuville boosted his World Rally Championship hopes by provisionally claiming more than half of the points needed to secure the title, while rival Ott Tanak extended his Rally Japan lead.Six points from the Japan season finale will secure a maiden title for Neuville, but that task was hanging inContinue Reading

The 12th stage of the World Rally Championship season finale was cancelled due to an unauthorised vehicle entering the closed road.Six of the eight Rally1 crews successfully completed a run through the 16.47km Ena test but officials were forced to abandon the stage before rally leader Ott Tanak and ToyotaContinue Reading

World Rally Championship title favourite Thierry Neuville believes the power issue suffered on Friday morning at Rally Japan isn’t mechanical but is unsure if it can be fixed.Neuville’s WRC title hopes took a knock when his Hyundai i20 N suddenly slowed during stage four (Shinshiro, 17.41km) costing the Belgian 37.7sContinue Reading

M-Sport-Ford’s Adrien Fourmaux grabbed an early Rally Japan lead after winning the opening super special stage at the World Rally Championship season finale.The final round of the season began with a 2.15km asphalt head-to-head super special stage held inside Toyota Stadium in Toyota City.Fourmaux faced eight-time world champion Sebastien OgierContinue Reading

Thierry Neuville has opened up on the balancing act he faces in Japan to secure a maiden World Rally Championship crown and contribute to Hyundai’s manufacturers’ title bid.Neuville heads into the season finale as the heavy favourite to claim what would be a career-defining title, with a 25-point lead overContinue Reading

Hyundai has expressed concerns over the performance of next year’s World Rally Championship non-hybrid powered Rally1 cars and is asking the FIA to reconsider changes to the air restrictor.The FIA confirmed last week that hybrid power will be dropped from the WRC’s top tier Rally1 cars in 2025 in aContinue Reading

Ott Tanak will be able to fight “without his hands tied” at the World Rally Championship title-deciding Rally Japan, according to Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul.Both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles will go down to the wire on Japan’s asphalt stages this weekend, with the former to be fought betweenContinue Reading

Wales has retained its place on the 2025 European Rally Championship calendar which will feature a brand new event in Spain next year.The ERC schedule once again features eight events comprising five asphalt and three gravel rallies, beginning in April with the season finishing in October.Following a successful debut thisContinue Reading

Reigning two-time world rally champion Kalle Rovanpera swapped a rally car for a test in a Red Bull Formula 1 car at the Red Bull Ring.   Suggestions the 15-time WRC rally winner could drive an F1 car emerged earlier this season while a picture posted on his Instagram of aContinue Reading