What Rovanpera’s decision to go part-time means for the WRC
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
Dakar Rally 2024 route: dates, stages, distance and more
The 46th edition of the Dakar Rally will start on 5 January, with a route entirely in Saudi Arabia.This will be the fifth time that the event will be held in the Arab country, and it is shaping up to be the most demanding to date with a total ofContinue Reading
Why Rovanpera wanted a part-time WRC 2024 campaign
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
De Vries replaces Lopez in Toyota’s WEC 2024 line-up
De Vries will share the #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID with Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway for what will be his first full campaign in the WEC since he drove for the Racing Team Nederland LMP2 team in the 2019/20 season.It marks the first driver change at Toyota since Ryo HirakawaContinue Reading
Rovanpera to contest partial WRC season in unchanged 2024 Toyota line-up
The reigning WRC constructors’ champions have announced new contracts with Rovanpera, Elfyn Evans, Sebastien Ogier and Takamoto Katsuta following Toyota’s dominant 1-2-3 at last weekend’s season finale in Japan. Rovanpera, Evans and Ogier each scored three wins this year to help Toyota to a sixth world title.Evans, runner-up to RovanperaContinue Reading
F1 2023 Las Vegas GP: Did VEGAS Deliver?
Sin City turned out not to be a disappointment and instead provided a thriller of race as Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez battled for top honours down the Las Vegas Strip. Martyn Lee is joined by Alex Kalinauckas and Matt Kew to break down F1’s newest venture. SourceContinue Reading
Victory in dream Toyota WRC result “special” for Evans
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
FORUM8 Rally Japan Sunday WRC2 Highlights
All the action from the final day for WRC2 in Japan. SourceContinue Reading
FORUM8 Rally Japan Sunday Afternoon highlights
Elfyn Evans secured a lights-to-flag victory on Sunday at FORUM8 Rally Japan as his Toyota Gazoo Racing team locked out the top three positions on home soil. SourceContinue Reading
FORUM8 Rally Japan Sunday Morning Highlights
Toyota’s dominance on home soil continued on Saturday morning at FORUM8 Rally Japan SourceContinue Reading