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Now, the team is about to bring the colour back on its return to US soil, with a special edition collection from PUMA that is expected to be worn by the star drivers, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, as well as other team members during the race weekend. To mark this occasion, we delved into the history of Ferrari in blue – and this is what we found… Sommer stars in Monaco In 1950 ...Keep readingView the full article

The Toyota driver has been among the most critical of the new points system and again brought the subject back into question after finishing second behind team-mate Sebastien Ogier.Evans scooped 19 points from the weekend, picking up 15 for finishing second on Saturday before claiming three from the Super Sunday classification and one from the Power Stage.His tally matched title rival Thierry ...Keep readingView the full article

The Hyundai driver took a 4.9s lead into the final day after winning nine of the 16 stages up to that point, in what was an intense battle with Toyota’s Elfyn Evans.However, both Neuville and Evans hit trouble in stage 18 on Sunday morning, which effectively ended the pair’s victory hopes.Neuville drifted into a grass bank following a late pacenote call, costing him 23.3s while causing ...Keep readingView the full article

Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais triumphed following an incident-filled Sunday that saw the pair inherit the lead after Hyundai driver Neuville and Toyota’s Evans both crashed in stage 18 of 20.Ogier took the first win of his 2024 partial campaign from Evans by 9.7s, while Neuville had to settle for third [+45.9s] after his costly error. The battle for victory developed into a three-way ...Keep readingView the full article

Ogier started the morning 11.6 seconds adrift of Neuville but similar accidents for both Neuville and Evans have pushed the eight-time world champion into a 9.1s lead over Evans.Evans and Neuville both reached the end of stage 18 with damaged cars - with the latter, who started the day leading by 4.9s, now dropping to third, 10.2s in arrears.Hyundai’s Ott Tanak survived a moment in stage 18 to ...Keep readingView the full article

Neuville’s co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe put down a proposition on the event’s recce after noticing that the final stage of the Saturday morning and afternoon loop featured a 9.11km stage.Wydaeghe suggested that if Neuville posted two fastest times on the passes through the stage then he would buy a Porsche 911.While Neuville was already eyeing the stage wins to help extend his lead in an intense ...Keep readingView the full article

The title rivals were locked in a titanic scrap across the day’s eight stages, which saw the lead change hands and the margin between the pair never exceeding five seconds, having started Saturday tied on overall times.A maximum attack approach, assisted by a beneficial tyre call in unpredictable weather, ultimately resulted in Hyundai driver Neuville ending the day with a 4.9s lead from Evans ...Keep readingView the full article

Neuville and Evans started the day tied for the lead after ending Friday on identical times, and the fiercely competitive battle continued across the morning’s four stages.But it was championship points leader Neuville who had the measure of the Welshman to move into a 4.7s lead as the crews headed for service.Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier ensured the battle for victory remained between three ...Keep readingView the full article

Hyundai’s Neuville and Toyota driver Evans incredibly clocked identical overall times to sit tied for the lead on Friday night after 119.74 competitive stage kilometres.Neuville claimed three of the four morning stages on the way to opening up a 10.1-second lead over Evans until a puncture on stage six cost the Belgian valuable time.Evans moved into a 1.6s lead before Neuville responded on the ...Keep readingView the full article

Hyundai’s Neuville and Toyota’s Evans couldn’t be split after 119.74 competitive stage kilometres, ending the day with identical overall times.Neuville had been in control of the rally, winning three of the four morning stages that contributed to a 10.1-second lead over Evans, before knocking a tyre off the rim in stage six.This strife helped Evans close to within 0.1s before the Welshman ...Keep readingView the full article

The Hyundai driver set the pace by winning three of the four stages to open up an 8.6s lead over nearest title rival Evans.Eight-time world champion Sebastien Ogier coped admirably as stage conditions worsened after every pass to end the loop in third, 21.5s adrift. Hyundai's Ott Tanak held fourth (+37.3s) despite struggling with his i20 N.M-Sport's Adrien Fourmaux completed the top five (+41.6s) ...Keep readingView the full article

Scrutineering is central to motorsport, and always has been. These safety and technical checks are an important component of any event: they take place before the cars go out track, continue over the course of the competition and on through to the aftermath of the race. In the modern, high-technology world, scrutineering has become ever more sophisticated and today in the WeatherTech IMSA ...Keep readingView the full article

Neuville’s i20 N was struck by a fuel system issue at Safari Rally Kenya that ended any hopes of a podium finish.The problem resulted in the Belgian losing more than 10 minutes, dropping from second to fifth overall. At the time Neuville, who leads Toyota’s Elfyn Evans by six points in the championship, felt the problem wasn’t related to the rally’s unique set of conditions.Hyundai team ...Keep readingView the full article

Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport-Ford collectively wrote to the FIA opposing the governing body’s recommendations for next year, that include the removal of hybrid power from Rally1 cars alongside a reduction in aero and power.The thinking behind the FIA’s vision is to bring the Rally1 car more into line with the performance of Rally2 cars, which will be given a boost in power through an upgrade ...Keep readingView the full article

Three rounds into the 2024 World Rally Championship season, a compelling case could be made for Adrien Fourmaux to be classed as the driver of the season so far. The Frenchman has turned heads on his full-time Rally1 return, exceeding both his and the M-Sport Ford team's expectations to sit third in the championship standings.Fifth in the Monte Carlo opener, he then took a first outright podium in ...Keep readingView the full article

Sponsored by This year sees the third iteration of the event, which seems to get bigger and better each year. Las Vegas is a tough act to follow, so Miami is sure to be stepping things up yet again for 2024 – and with MoneyGram, you could be there. If the number of celebrities in attendance and the amount of F1-related events taking place around the city are a measure of an F1 ...Keep readingView the full article

Ireland had tabled a bid to secure a three-year contract to host the WRC, beginning from 2025, which planned to bring the championship back to the country for the first time since 2009.Motorsport Ireland announced in January a plan to rotate the rally through three locations; Waterford, Kerry and Limerick, across the three-year deal, should it secure the contract.While the concept was approved by ...Keep readingView the full article

The reigning world champion squad has announced that it will field both of its part-time crews in the same event for the first time this season, on Portugal's gravel roads from 9-12 May.Two-time world champion Rovanpera and eight-time WRC title winner Ogier will pilot GR Yaris Rally1 cars alongside full-timers Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta.Toyota has so far opted to split the season between its ...Keep readingView the full article

Sponsored by The Florida venue is one of F1’s newest destinations, but after two seasons it has already become a popular fixture on the calendar, not only for the on-track action that F1 brings to any venue but also for the entertainment that the US races add on top. America now plays host to three F1 races and speaking ahead of last year’s race, Hamilton said: “They are massive ...Keep readingView the full article

The popular Irishman lost his life on 13 April last year after succumbing to injuries sustained in a testing crash, driving for Hyundai ahead of the Croatia round last year.To mark the one-year anniversary of the tragic loss, Hyundai has set up an online auction of special items with all the proceeds going to the Craig Breen Foundation.The foundation was set up to help aspiring young drivers ...Keep readingView the full article