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Ott Tanak ignited his slim World Rally Championship hopes with a dominant drive to lead Rally Japan on Friday after a power issue proved costly for title favourite Thierry Neuville.The Hyundai driver successfully navigated through the day’s eight stages to open up a 20.9s lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans, with M-Sport’s Adrien Fourmaux in third, 1m53.9s back.Tanak realistically needed ...Keep readingView the full article

World Rally Championship title favourite Thierry Neuville believes the power issue suffered on Friday morning at Rally Japan isn’t mechanical but is unsure if it can be fixed.Neuville’s WRC title hopes took a knock when his Hyundai i20 N suddenly slowed during stage four (Shinshiro, 17.41km) costing the Belgian 37.7s to title rival and team-mate Ott Tanak. The championship leader only needs to ...Keep readingView the full article

Thierry Neuville’s World Rally Championship title hopes took a knock after suffering a power issue while Toyota’s Elfyn Evans moved into the Rally Japan lead.Championship leader Neuville won the day’s opening test and was sitting in second before a sudden loss of power hampered the Belgian, who only needs to score six points this weekend to secure a maiden world title.Evans shot from third ...Keep readingView the full article

For the Las Vegas GP we’re doing something we've never done before: We’re bringing you into the room with us — and a few special guests. Come on to the Motorsport ClubhouseDuring the Las Vegas Grand Prix, we have Parker Kligerman and Landon Cassill, former racers, commentating on the action via livestream — plus a Discord and prize giveaways. No doubt it will be a little chaotic, just ...Keep readingView the full article

Hyundai has not ruled out the possibility of running a fourth car in the next year’s World Rally Championship, with a decision likely to come at Rally Japan.Hyundai’s top management will be heading to this weekend’s WRC season finale where it is understood discussions regarding its plans for next year will be held.The team is expected to field three significantly updated i20 N Rally1 ...Keep readingView the full article

M-Sport-Ford’s Adrien Fourmaux grabbed an early Rally Japan lead after winning the opening super special stage at the World Rally Championship season finale.The final round of the season began with a 2.15km asphalt head-to-head super special stage held inside Toyota Stadium in Toyota City.Fourmaux faced eight-time world champion Sebastien Ogier in a two-lap duel in front of a packed stadium ...Keep readingView the full article

Thierry Neuville has opened up on the balancing act he faces in Japan to secure a maiden World Rally Championship crown and contribute to Hyundai’s manufacturers’ title bid.Neuville heads into the season finale as the heavy favourite to claim what would be a career-defining title, with a 25-point lead over Hyundai team-mate Ott Tanak. The Belgian only needs to score six points to seal the ...Keep readingView the full article

Hyundai has expressed concerns over the performance of next year’s World Rally Championship non-hybrid powered Rally1 cars and is asking the FIA to reconsider changes to the air restrictor.The FIA confirmed last week that hybrid power will be dropped from the WRC’s top tier Rally1 cars in 2025 in a move triggered by a rise in costs to service and repair the control 100kW Compact Dynamics ...Keep readingView the full article

Ott Tanak will be able to fight “without his hands tied” at the World Rally Championship title-deciding Rally Japan, according to Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul.Both the drivers' and manufacturers’ titles will go down to the wire on Japan's asphalt stages this weekend, with the former to be fought between Hyundai team-mates Thierry Neuville and Tanak.Neuville leads 2019 champion ...Keep readingView the full article

Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala believes it could take "an almost perfect" Rally Japan to wrestle the World Rally Championship manufacturers' crown from Hyundai.The Japanese marque heads into the season finale on home soil sitting 15 points adrift of rivals Hyundai in the fight for the constructors' honours.Toyota has claimed a manufacturers' and drivers' title double in each of the last ...Keep readingView the full article

Adjusting to life without hybrid power in the World Rally Championship next year won't require "a huge amount of work" in the off-season, according to M-Sport-Ford lead engineer Tim Jackson. Last week the FIA confirmed that, as predicted, the 100kW control hybrid kits will be removed from Rally1 cars next year, having been first introduced in 2022 as part of the Rally1 ruleset. The decision for ...Keep readingView the full article

The two drivers have been seen in many different special styles from the sportswear manufacturer in recent seasons and will now sport clothing with ‘natural fading and distressed elements’ from the latest collection, which is also available to fans. Ferrari finished second and sixth on their last visit to Las Vegas, where Puma marked the event by with a range of radical red gear emblazoned ...Keep readingView the full article

Lamborghini has announced that the 2025 World Finals, the last event on the Super Trofeo calendar, will be held at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on Italy’s Adriatic Riviera on the weekend of 6-9 November. The Raging Bull manufacturer had already announced the calendars that will make up the 2025 season of the Europe, North America and Asia championships of its one-make series with ...Keep readingView the full article

The first race of the Lamborghini World Finals held this afternoon at the Angel Nieto Circuit in Jerez de la Frontera and dedicated to the Pro/Pro-AM classes, provided endless twists and turns right from the very first corner. Many protagonists were expected but they dropped out, mainly due to accidents, in an uncertain race from lap 1 to the final corner before the chequered flag. The first ...Keep readingView the full article

Stéphane Tribaudini/Piergiacomo Randazzo won the second encounter in the final round of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europa, which saw the conclusion of the 2024 season at Jerez for the AM and Cup categories. The VSR duo drove a faultless race, taking a well-deserved win and adding to the AM title they had picked up previously, while a Shota Abkhazava on top form finished third overall to ...Keep readingView the full article

The World Rally Championship has announced that it will drop hybrid units from Rally1 cars in 2025.As reported by Motorsport.com earlier, the 130kW plug-in hybrid system that was first introduced in 2022 along with the current-generation Rally1 cars has been axed due to rising costs.The decision was ratified by the FIA World Motor Sport Council on Friday following an e-vote and will result in ...Keep readingView the full article

Croatia will return to the World Rally Championship calendar in 2026 after securing a new multi-year agreement. The asphalt event made its WRC debut in 2021, quickly becoming a regular hosting four editions of the event, before losing its place on the 2025 calendar.The WRC Promoter was in discussions to renew its agreement, with a three-year deal on the table beginning from 2025, but organisers ...Keep readingView the full article

Hyundai’s revised 2025 World Rally Championship car will feature “some reasonable change” as the testing phase of upgrades continued last weekend.The Korean manufacturer had planned to homologate a practically all-new version of its i20 N Rally1 for next year before plans were abandoned amid uncertainty over the 2025 regulations.Following the FIA's U-turn on 2025 technical regulations after ...Keep readingView the full article

Reigning two-time world rally champion Kalle Rovanpera swapped a rally car for a Red Bull RB8 Formula 1 car in a test at the Red Bull Ring.Suggestions the 15-time WRC rally winner could drive an F1 car emerged earlier this season while a picture posted on his Instagram of a visit to the Red Bull Racing workshop in Milton Keynes last month further fanned speculation.Read Also: WRCToyota ...Keep readingView the full article

Lancia’s sporting director Eugenio Franzetti has explained why the brand is making its rally return in Rally4 and what is required to make a comeback to the World Rally Championship.Lancia, the winner of a record 10 WRC constructors' titles (1974-1976, 1983, 1987-1992), is set to return to the rally stages next year with its all-new Ypsilon Rally4 car. Officially launched last month, the car ...Keep readingView the full article