A stewards hearing deemed the incident that occurred on Saturday as a “serious and unsafe situation” which has resulted in clerk of the course Haruo Takakuwa being issued a reprimand.The matter will also be referred to the FIA WRC Commission “for further action if deemed appropriate”, according to a stewardsContinue Reading
The Toyota driver increased his overnight lead over Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier by 9.6s across Sunday morning’s three stages to move 1m24.6 clear.Kalle Rovanpera kept Toyota’s 1-2-3 hopes alive ending the loop in third, 1m53.1s adrift. But the battle for fourth is hanging in balance with Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi 16.2sContinue Reading
Katsuta has displayed blistering pace across the tricky asphalt stages at his home event, winning seven of the 16 tests to date.The Japanese driver’s pace would have put him firmly in the victory battle had he not damaged his GR Yaris’ radiator after colliding with trees in stage two onContinue Reading
Evans took a commanding 1m49.9s lead over team-mate Sebastien Ogier into the day’s eight stages after starring in treacherous wet conditions on Friday.The Welsh driver conceded time to Ogier across Saturday’s stage but will head into Sunday’s final six stages with a margin of 1m15.0s.Toyota remained on course to secureContinue Reading
Elfyn Evans is poised to deliver Toyota Gazoo Racing its first-ever victory on home soil after he maintained a commanding lead over team-mate Sébastien Ogier in FORUM8 Rally Japan’s penultimate leg. SourceContinue Reading
The Toyota driver carefully navigated through a trio of twisty asphalt stages – one affected by snow – with a 1m14.3s advantage over team-mate Sebastien Ogier.World champion Kalle Rovanpera held onto third (+1m38.9s) to preserve a Toyota 1-2-3, ahead of Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi (+3m16.8s).M-Sport’s Ott Tanak climbed to fifth whileContinue Reading
Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville was the first to come across the stranded zero car which was pulled over to one side of the road midway through the 20.32km Nukata Forest test.Unaware of the stationary vehicle ahead, Neuville, who rejoined the rally after crashing out of second on stage six yesterday, brieflyContinue Reading
Andreas Mikkelsen has already sealed the 2023 WRC2 title – but the Norwegian driver showed no signs of slowing down on a wet and wild Friday at FORUM8 Rally Japan. SourceContinue Reading
Elfyn Evans was in no mood to take risks on Saturday morning at FORUM8 Rally Japan. And, with a lead of well over one minute already in hand, he didn’t need to either. SourceContinue Reading
The Toyota driver could afford to take a measured approach given his sizeable advantage, but ended the morning loop, held in dry conditions, winning two of the four stages, to lead by 1m35.5s. Nearest rival Ogier was able to claw 14.4s back on Evans across the morning.Toyota’s lockout of theContinue Reading