RALLY

Misted-up windscreens were a hot topic last Friday as extreme wet weather hit the stages. The issue afflicted the prototype spaceframe-built Rally1 cars much more severely than Rally2 machines derived from production-based models.   Ogier was among a number of Rally1 drivers affected, having to peer through a two-centimetre clear section ofContinue Reading

RALLY

Kalle Rovanpera’s decision to step away from a full-time programme next year has not only blown the 2024 World Rally Championship wide open but also serves as a wake-up call.Speculation that Rovanpera could be set to step down from full-time competition emerged at last month’s Central European Rally, the veryContinue Reading

RALLY

The two-time world champion has penned a new multi-year deal with Toyota but is set to drive only half the WRC rallies next year alongside co-driver Jonne Halttunen.    The announcement arrives off the back of successfully defending his world title this year after becoming the youngest-ever world champion in 2022.   TheContinue Reading

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Evans spearheaded a Toyota domination of the 22-stage asphalt rally that hosted the final round of the WRC season.The Welshman delivered a masterclass in changeable conditions – that ranged from extreme wet weather to snow showers – to lead home Toyota team-mates Sebastien Ogier (+1m17.7s) and two-time world champion KalleContinue Reading

RALLY

Evans delivered an impressive display to overcome extreme wet conditions, and even snow showers, to lead home eight-time world champion Sebastien Ogier by 1m17.7s.Toyota completed an utter domination of the 22-stage asphalt event, with two-time world champion Kalle Rovanpera completing the podium, 1m46.5s adrift.Evans set four fastest times across theContinue Reading