Remember when - 2006
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The traditional season-opening Rallye Monte-Carlo is one of motorsport’s most iconic and enduring events as the action from the French Alps and the often unpredictable weather combine to make it a WRC classic. The traditional season-opening Rallye Monte-Carlo is one of motorsport’s most iconic and enduring events as the action from the French Alps and the often unpredictable weather combine to make it a WRC classic. In recent years, it has been a French Seb benefit, with Loeb and Ogier dominating all the way back to Tommi Mäkinen’s fourth consecutive win in 2002. A generation of French f ..read more
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Rally rewind: Monte-Carlo 2019
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A spellbinding final stage shootout, a storybook homecoming and a titanic duel in the French Alps. Rallye Monte-Carlo never fails to thrill but 2019’s opening round will be remembered as a genuine classic. Here are our top moments. A spellbinding final stage shootout, a storybook homecoming and a titanic duel in the French Alps. Rallye Monte-Carlo never fails to thrill but 2019’s opening round will be remembered as a genuine classic. Here are our top moments. 1. Ogier’s fairytale Sébastien Ogier began his world title defence with a sixth consecutive Monte-Carlo victory after a gripping he ..read more
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Meeke remains in Toyota talks
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Five-time world rally winner Kris Meeke has admitted he remains in contact with Toyota Gazoo Racing about a Yaris WRC return this season. Meeke remains in Toyota talks Five-time world rally winner Kris Meeke has admitted he remains in contact with Toyota Gazoo Racing about a Yaris WRC return this season. The Northern Irishman lost his full-time seat for 2020 but says there’s still a chance he could be back in action at some point this year. He said: “I’m still in talks with Toyota to be involved, maybe in some testing, we’ll see. I keep my options open. I look at all the things that will ..read more
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Finns in Fords: Decades of success
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M-Sport Ford’s announcement that Esapekka Lappi and Teemu Suninen will spearhead its 2020 WRC assault brings back fond memories of previous generations of Finns in Fords at the forefront of the competition. M-Sport Ford’s announcement that Esapekka Lappi and Teemu Suninen will spearhead its 2020 WRC assault brings back fond memories of previous generations of Finns in Fords at the forefront of the competition. In the WRC’s first season, Ford’s Finns were winning immediately with Timo Mäkinen taking victory at home in the 1000 Lakes Rally and on Britain’s RAC Rally. It was in the British ..read more
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Veiby and Gryazin join Hyundai in WRC 2
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Hyundai Motorsport N has confirmed a two-car team in this season’s WRC 2 category for Ole Christian Veiby and Nikolay Gryazin. Hyundai Motorsport N has confirmed a two-car team in this season’s WRC 2 category for Ole Christian Veiby and Nikolay Gryazin. Both Norwegian Veiby and Russian Gryazin will compete in at least eight rounds of the championship in updated i20 R5 cars, beginning with next week’s season-opening Rallye Monte-Carlo (23 - 27 January). The Estonian-based RedGrey Team, formerly known as MM Motorsport, and run by ex-Subaru, Ford and Peugeot works driver Markko Märtin, will ..read more
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Tidemand signs up for WRC 2 in Sweden
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Former WRC 2 champion Pontus Tidemand will return to the WRC’s major support category to tackle his home event in Sweden next month. Former WRC 2 champion Pontus Tidemand will return to the WRC’s major support category to tackle his home event in Sweden next month. The 29-year-old will drive a Skoda Fabia R5, run by the Toksport team which guided Chris Ingram to the European Championship title last season, at Rally Sweden (13 - 16 February). Tidemand won WRC 2 in 2017 with Skoda Motorsport, having claimed the Junior WRC title in 2013. He drove four rounds in the headline World Rally Car ..read more
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Pirelli outlines 2021 tyre plan
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Pirelli Motorsport director Mario Isola has shed light on the Italian firm’s plans for its return to the FIA World Rally Championship’s top level next season. Pirelli Motorsport director Mario Isola has shed light on the Italian firm’s plans for its return to the FIA World Rally Championship’s top level next season. Last month Pirelli won the tender to supply tyres for factory World Rally Cars from 2021 - 2024. The Italian firm hasn’t supplied works cars at the highest level since the end of its previous time as a single supplier in 2010. Isola said: “As you can imagine, I am very excite ..read more
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Champ Ott shuns #1 at Hyundai
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World champion Ott Tänak has decided not to carry the coveted #1 on his Hyundai i20 in this season’s FIA World Rally Championship. World champion Ott Tänak has decided not to carry the coveted #1 on his Hyundai i20 in this season’s FIA World Rally Championship. As reigning drivers’ champion, the Estonian was entitled to take the #1 with him in his switch from Toyota Gazoo Racing to Hyundai Motorsport. Instead Tänak will use the #8 which adorned his Yaris en route to the 2019 title. Tänak’s Hyundai squad unveiled photographs of its 2020 challenger on Monday morning, sporting only minor ch ..read more
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Tänak warms to Neuville battles
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World champion Ott Tänak says he’s confident of a good, clean fight with the man who finished second in last year’s title race – new Hyundai Motorsport team-mate Thierry Neuville. World champion Ott Tänak says he’s confident of a good, clean fight with the man who finished second in last year’s title race – new Hyundai Motorsport team-mate Thierry Neuville. Tänak joins the Alzenau-based squad, which has been the Belgian’s home for the last six years, after quitting Toyota Gazoo Racing. Asked how he saw life with one of his biggest rivals in recent years, the Estonian said: “In the end we ..read more
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First pictures: 2020 Toyota Yaris
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Toyota Gazoo Racing revealed an unchanged colour scheme for its 2020 Yaris World Rally Car on the opening day of the three-day Tokyo Auto Salon in Japan. Toyota Gazoo Racing revealed an unchanged colour scheme for its 2020 Yaris World Rally Car on the opening day of the three-day Tokyo Auto Salon in Japan. Its all-new driver line-up of Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia, Elfyn Evans / Scott Martin and Kalle Rovanperä / Jonne Halttunen were seen for the first time in the Japanese manufacturer’s distinctive red and white livery. It is the first time the team has started the WRC year in Jap ..read more
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