Thierry Neuville kickstarted his Rally Japan recovery on Saturday morning to close in on the World Rally Championship points-paying positions, while title rival Ott Tanak witnessed his lead trimmed by Elfyn Evans.  Neuville, now driving a fully-functioning Hyundai i20N after Friday’s power issue, managed to…

Hyundai has apologised to Thierry Neuville and is planning to change “everything” on his car after a suspected turbo related issue dented his World Rally Championship title hopes in Japan.Championship leader Neuville can clinch the crown by scoring six points at the season finale, but…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…