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Ogier Is First WRC Casualty Of 2021

Ogier Is First WRC Casualty Of 2021

A trip to hospital is not the way seven-times champion Sebastien Ogier planned to start his final year in the World Rally Championship. But a massive mishap during testing for the Monte Carlo Rally sent Ogier and his co-driver Julian Ingrassia to hospital and their Toyota GR Yaris potentially to

Rookie Team Boss For Toyota In WRC

Rookie Team Boss For Toyota In WRC

No-one ever questioned Jari-Matti Latvala’s commitment in the World Rally Championship as the 21st century Flying Finn smashed through some of the biggest crashes since Ari Vatanen hung up his helmet. But now the retired driver with the greatest total of starts in WRC history – 209 events – is facing

Ogier Stays In The WRC Saddle

Ogier Stays In The WRC Saddle

Six-time winner Sebastian Ogier is not giving up on the World Rally Championship. The second-most successful driver in ARC history, after Seb Loeb, originally intended to pull the pin at the end of 2020. But, after a shortened and disjointed season at the Gazoo Racing team, Ogier said his time

Great Evans In WRC

Great Evans In WRC

Elfyn Evans has his fingertips on the trophy after a brutally shortened and disjointed season in the World Rally Championship. His rivals will need a massive mistake in the final event, the Monza Rally in the first week of December, to snatch the prize from the strongest and most consistent

Rally Australia Binned For 2021

Rally Australia Binned For 2021

Australia is out of the World Rally Championship. The ongoing threat from Covid-19 means there is too much uncertainty around Australia and New Zealand for their inclusion in the planned championship in 2021. The devastating blow comes despite plans to move Rally Australia to Bathurst next year, with a ceremonial

WRC Re-boot Is Go

WRC Re-boot Is Go

Estonia is the unlikely host to the return of the World Rally Championship this weekend. After six months on the sidelines – following three early events in Monte Carlo, Sweden and Mexico – the WRC teams are facing a high-speed challenge in a country with roads much like neighbouring Finland. But, unlike

New Italian Boots For WRC

New Italian Boots For WRC

The World Rally Championship is still in lockdown but that has not stopped some frantic forest action. Former Hyundai and Volkswagen factory driver Andreas Mikkelsen has been flat-out in testing with a new generation of Pirelli tyres ahead of a rubber reversal in 2021. Pirelli will take over as the