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A dramatic final-stage roll has forced Takamoto Katsuta to retire from fifth position at Safari Rally Kenya after failing to reach the final time control.Katsuta appeared to be on course to finish a highly commendable fourth in Kenya before drama struck on the 21st and final stage of the event.PushingContinue Reading

Kalle Rovanpera will leave Safari Rally Kenya without scoring any World Rally Championship points after retiring on the final day.The two-time world champion’s latest setback, in what has been a gruelling Safari Rally, occurred following the opening stage of Sunday morning.Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen clocked the third-fastest time onContinue Reading

Elfyn Evans says an almost two-minute lead is no guarantee of victory after wild conditions have rendered this year’s Safari Rally the toughest since the event rejoined the World Rally Championship.The WRC points leader survived incredibly challenging conditions to head into Sunday’s final five stages with a 1m57.4s lead overContinue Reading

Kalle Rovanpera’s Safari Rally victory bid has been dented by a pair of costly punctures, the second caused by an off-road excursion to avoid a herd of zebra.The two-time world champion started Saturday 7.7 seconds behind leader and Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans but ended the morning loop of stages, whichContinue Reading

The FIA has confirmed TotalEnergies will take over as the World Rally Championship fuel supplier after P1 Performance Fuels went into administration.The motorsport governing body has moved quickly to appoint a new supplier now that P1 Performance Fuels can no longer fulfil its contractual obligations to act as the WRC’sContinue Reading

Ott Tanak is hopeful of regaining the Safari Rally lead if his car can “stay together” as extreme conditions once again proved to be Hyundai’s downfall in Africa.The 2019 world champion won four of Friday’s opening six stages to build up a 46.1s lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans, but willContinue Reading

World Rally champion Thierry Neuville feels he has been wrongfully handed a penalty for a jump start due to what he believes was a timing glitch at Safari Rally Kenya.Neuville has already endured an eventful trip to Kenya after only six of the 21 stages comprising the third round ofContinue Reading

World Rally Championship drivers will continue to limit stage-end comments until they have a “clear way forward” following dialogue with the FIA, according to Elfyn Evans.WRC drivers remained silent or offered limited comments in their native languages during Wednesday’s shakedown at this weekend’s Safari Rally Kenya, in response to theContinue Reading

Thierry Neuville has insisted that Hyundai is yet to decide on its World Rally Championship future, describing recent speculation the brand has already opted to leave at the end of 2025 as “unfounded”.The reigning world champion and Hyundai WRC stalwart has responded to a report in Belgian media that claimsContinue Reading