WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Oliver Solberg hangs on to lead from charging Sebastien Ogier
Oliver Solberg managed to keep hold of the Safari Rally Kenya lead by a second from a charging Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Sebastien Ogier after an eventful Friday. Monte Carlo winner Solberg started the day with a 33.3s advantage over Elfyn Evans and more than…
How the 2027 MotoGP grid is shaping up
It’s no secret that the MotoGP rider market has been moving at a record pace this year. Even before the 2026 bikes had turned a wheel in pre-season testing, the MotoGP world was taken aback by Motorsport.com’s revelation that Fabio Quartararo had agreed terms to…
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Oliver Solberg leads as Sebastien Ogier hauls himself into contention
Oliver Solberg continued to lead Safari Rally Kenya at the end of Friday’s morning loop as Sebastien Ogier ignited a charge to haul himself into the victory fight.Solberg started Friday with a 33.3s lead over Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans, while carrying a margin of more…
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Extreme road conditions force stage cancellation
Safari Rally Kenya organisers have been forced to cancel stage three of the World Rally Championship event due to “deteriorating road conditions”.Crews were scheduled to kick off Friday’s action with a second pass through the 24.35km Camp Moran stage, but the FIA confirmed that the…
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Oliver Solberg heads Toyota top-five lockout as weather strikes
Oliver Solberg grabbed a significant early Safari Rally Kenya lead over Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Elfyn Evans after wild weather wreaked havoc.Monte Carlo winner Solberg headed to the first service with a 33.3s lead over Evans, while reigning world champion and two-time Safari winner…
Why Safari Rally Kenya will be more of a lottery than ever
«I believe it is the same lottery as you have in Europe, you buy a ticket and you hope for the best. It is going to be a bit like that. It is going to be very wild this year.”That is how Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi…
Toprak Razgatlioglu’s manager backs Pramac continuity over 2027 Yamaha move
Toprak Razgatlioglu’s influential agent Kenan Sofuoglu says the Turk plans to continue racing at Pramac in MotoGP for a second season, virtually ruling out a possible move up to the factory Yamaha team in 2027Yamaha announced the signing of three-time World Superbike champion Razgatlioglu on…
Hankook introduces new WRC tyre at Safari Rally Kenya
World Rally Championship teams will have a new tyre at their disposal to tackle this weekend’s Safari Rally Kenya and the remaining gravel rounds this year.WRC tyre supplier Hankook has developed a new soft compound gravel tyre known as the Dynapro R213, which will make…
2027 MotoGP bikes may not be slower at half the tracks, claims KTM
KTM technical chief Sebastian Risse believes MotoGP’s new 850cc prototypes could match the pace of the current bikes at roughly half of the circuits on the calendar.The new breed of MotoGP machines due for introduction in 2027 represents one of the biggest technical overhauls in…
Toyota tips Hyundai to fight back in WRC 2026
Toyota expects Hyundai to bounce back and challenge for the World Rally Championship title this season, according to team principal Jari-Matti Latvala.After defeating Hyundai to score a ninth WRC manufacturers’ title last year, Toyota has continued its domination of the championship in 2026, recording back-to-back…
