Tanak has «bigger things to worry about» than WRC points deficit
The Hyundai driver was tipped among the title contenders this year, but his championship push is yet to ignite, with the Estonian without a podium after three rounds.Tanak finished fourth overall in January’s Monte Carlo opener after a costly mistake on Friday and then crashed…
Hydration tablets helped fuel Greensmith’s Safari WRC2 heroics
The Toksport Skoda driver came down with a stomach bug on the eve of the Safari Rally that marked the start of his WRC2 campaign.The illness left Greensmith severely sapped of energy ahead of the toughest rally on the WRC calendar. However, the 27-year-old refused…
M-Sport: Fourmaux’s Kenya podium answered reliability critics
The Ford squad has made a strong start to the 2024 season, headlined by maiden third-place finishes for Adrien Fourmaux in Sweden and Kenya, which has helped the Frenchman to third in the championship standings. The results arrive after a difficult year for the British team…
Rovanpera hails «clever» plan to seal faultless WRC Safari win
Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen delivered a faultless performance to conquer the WRC’s most gruelling event in style.The two-time world champions, competing in a partial season this year, won seven of the 19 demanding gravel stages but crucially were the only Rally1 pairing to avoid…
WRC Safari Rally: Sublime Rovanpera tames a wild Safari to head Toyota 1-2
Two-time world champions Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen clinched a first victory of the season in the second event of a partial campaign by a dominant 1m37.8s from Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta. M-Sport’s Ford’s Adrien Fourmaux claimed a second career WRC podium in third, 2m25.1s…
WRC Safari Rally: Rovanpera preserves lead as Hyundai hits more trouble
After building up a sizeable lead through Friday and Saturday, Toyota’s Rovanpera could afford to take a measured approach, completing the trio of stages with a 1m53.5s rally lead over team-mate Takamoto Katsuta, with M-Sport-Ford’s Adrien Fourmaux third [+2m57.4s].Evans maintained fourth position [+4m51.1s] sitting 0.3s…
Why Rovanpera is able to tame WRC Safari Rally stages
Rovanpera has proved to be the class of the field in Kenya, which is regarded as the most gruelling event on the WRC calendar.The reigning two-time world champion is the only Rally1 driver to avoid punctures or any major delays across the 13 stages to…
Neuville frustrated as WRC Safari Rally hoodoo continues
The WRC points leader climbed to second position across Saturday morning, benefitting from punctures delaying his Toyota rivals Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta.However, Thierry Neuville’s bid for a podium was dashed when his i20 N struggled for power, and he was forced to stop on…
WRC Safari Rally: Drama strikes Neuville, Rovanpera firmly in control
Reigning world champion Rovanpera was one of the few to avoid punctures or mechanical issues to complete the day’s six stages with a 2m08.9s lead over Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta, with M-Sport Ford’s Adrien Fourmaux third [+3m13.3s].Read Also: WRCWRC Safari Rally: Rovanpera leads Neuville, double…
Evans: Costly WRC Safari Rally punctures a “mystery”
Evans started Saturday sitting in second trailing leader Kalle Rovanpera by 56.9s but ended the morning loop in fifth [+3m34.2s] after picking up punctures in stage eight [Soysambu] and 10 [Sleeping Warrior].Read Also: WRCWRC Safari Rally: Rovanpera leads Neuville, double puncture costs Evans Evans picked…
