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;…

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…

«The giggling pin fell out of the laughing shaft but I managed to get it back in, so we are okay.»Yes, you have read that correctly. This was a line from one of Craig Breen’s legendary World Rally Championship stage end interviews, broadcast live on…

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…

The British squad has been working on the aerodynamic performance upgrade since last year, before opting to delay its rollout until the 2024 season.Following a successful test last week, the team has confirmed that it plans to fit the new component to its cars for…

WRC teams Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport-Ford collectively penned a letter to the world motorsport governing body last week expressing a desire for the current Rally1 technical regulations to remain in place until the end of 2026.The move came in response to the release of the…

The Toyota driver recorded a fifth career WRC podium finish earlier this month after finishing second at Safari Rally Kenya.The result equalled the Japanese driver’s best finish, also achieved in Kenya when he finished runner-up to Sebastien Ogier in 2021.Competing in his fifth season in…

Multiple sources have confirmed to Motorsport.com that Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport have collectively written a letter to the FIA expressing a need for the current Rally1 technical rules to see out the original window from 2022 to the end of 2026.In February, the FIA’s working…

The WRC is at a critical crossroads as it strives for growth – in terms of manufacturers competing and widening its fanbase – to realise its huge potential. When it comes to spectacular motorsport, few can rival what the WRC can deliver thanks to the…

The Hyundai boss had remained largely silent following the FIA’s reveal of a raft of proposals to improve the WRC in February.However, the former Renault Formula 1 boss has now shared his frustrations over the proposals, which have already forced the team to scrap its…