The 45th edition of Dakar begins on 5 January and Audi will once again line up at Al-’Ula with a fleet of three cars, as it aims to become the first manufacturer to win the overall cars category with an electric-powered car.Audi has gone to great lengths to improve theContinue Reading
The format of WRC events has been a hot topic this season with the Hyundai driver one of the most vocal in pushing for the championship to improve its overall appeal.WRC drivers have been critical of the current event format with the length of the days and road sections aContinue Reading
Motorsports push the limits of cars in all kinds of roads around the world. GR vehicles are born to run on roads like wild animals. The beauty of the wildness, BORN TO RUN. SourceContinue Reading
It was a story of what could have been for Thierry Neuville in 2023. The Belgian was Hyundai’s main threat for the WRC title and scored as many podiums as world champion Kalle Rovanpera, but incidents at crucial moments cost him dearly.Neuville impressed hugely on fast gravel events that hadContinue Reading
Winless in 2022, Elfyn Evans bounced back in some fashion this season after finally gelling with the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1. The Welshman scored three wins and took the title fight to team-mate Kalle Rovanpera, but conceded the championship to the Finn at the penultimate round.Evans ended a season thatContinue Reading
Sebastien Ogier once again reminded everyone of his class while contesting a partial World Rally Championship campaign for a second successive season.The eight-time champion added to his glittering career statistics by claiming record-breaking ninth and seventh wins in Monte Carlo and Mexico respectively. Ogier even led the championship after hisContinue Reading
Ott Tanak was rarely 100% comfortable driving the M-Sport Ford Puma following his shock switch from Hyundai, but the 2019 world champion still scored two WRC wins.The Puma wasn’t as heavily developed as its full factory Toyota and Hyundai rivals, but in Tanak’s hands it showed flashes of pace toContinue Reading
The son of 2003 world rally champion Petter Solberg has inked a new deal with the Czech manufacturer and will remain in the WRC’s second tier category in 2024.Solberg had been linked to a possible step up to Rally1 next year with seats available at M-Sport-Ford.The 22-year-old’s new deal isContinue Reading
At the start of the year, five drivers in World Rally Championship history had successfully defended the title. In 2023, Kalle Rovanpera underlined his special talent to become the sixth.The Toyota star’s march to a second consecutive crown was in many ways more impressive than his record-breaking run to becomeContinue Reading
Our 2023 WRC Campaign had highs and lows, but we stayed together through it all. Relive our rallying journey over the past 12 months in our 2023 season review. SourceContinue Reading