Toyota Revs Up for Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010
26 Jun 2010, 13:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Japanese car brand will send its successful WRC cars this year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, which is scheduled to take place between July 2-4. Toyota rally cars include the Celica Twin Ca...
FIA Confirms Multiple Tire Suppliers from 2011
24 Jun 2010, 10:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the FIA's World Motor Sport Council meeting yesterday, some of the missing pieces of the 2011 World Rally Championship were brought to light. First and foremost, the ruling body confi...
Ford Focus RS Gets WRC-Style Wheels
16 Jun 2010, 06:31 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The current generation of the Focus RS finally reached end of production, and the British division of Ford found a special way to commemorate that. The manufacturer announced the release of a speci...
Phil Mills Retires from Co-Driver Role for Petter Solberg
11 Jun 2010, 09:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After more than a decade of reading rally notes for Petter Solberg, British co-driver Phil Mills has decided to end his career in the World Rally Championship and focus on other opportunities in his...
Raikkonen Confirms Entry in Rally Lanterna
21 May 2010, 13:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen has spent quite some time outside WRC action in recent weeks, as his programme in the championship this season did not include the Rally New Zealand outing a few weekends ago. Consequ...
Catalunya Rally to Be Ran on Mixed Surface
20 May 2010, 13:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / This year's Catalunya Rally will be ran on a mixed surface, following a late decision taken by the event organizers. Aiming to provide the fans with a little more show during the 3 days of rall...
Citroen Total to Field 3 Cars in 2011 WRC?
20 May 2010, 13:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although this season is yet to bring Dani Sordo an out-of-this-world performance in the World Rally Championship, the Spaniard received some good new from Citroen's team boss Olivier Quesnel. A...
Military Vehicles Get Prodrive Rally Technology
19 May 2010, 06:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British motorsport specialist Prodrive announced it has adapted the torque control technology used by Subaru in the World Rally Championship to give military vehicles increased capability while also...
No Rally Japan Could Send Manufacturers Away from the WRC
6 May 2010, 06:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A few days ago, North One Sport announced the definitive calendar of the 2011 World Rally Championship. While New Zealand preferred to stay on the sidelines next year due to the Rugby World Cup, alt...
Rally Japan Confirms Route Changes for 2010
4 May 2010, 09:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rally Japan will return to the World Rally Championship calendar for the 2010 campaign, after two years of absence – due to FIA's rotational system in the series. However, the route on wh...
Pirelli Confirm Commitment to WRC, Despite F1 Plans
4 May 2010, 07:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli confirmed earlier this month that its desire to become tire supplier in the Formula One Championship will not interfere with their programme inside the World Rally ...
New Zealand Turns Down 2011 WRC Event Due to Rugby World Cup Clash
28 Apr 2010, 12:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rally New Zealand could have easily joined Sweden, Mexico, Jordan, Portugal, Finland, Germany, France, Spain and Great Britain in holding consecutive events in the WRC in 2011, but the date offered ...
Raikkonen Still Cautious on F1 Return
28 Apr 2010, 08:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen admitted that he is still pending on making a final decision regarding his potential return to Formula One racing. Earlier this season, the Finn announced that he will make up his min...
2011 WRC Calendar Announced
28 Apr 2010, 07:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After months of waiting, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has finally released the definitive schedule for the 2011 World Rally Championship. The new calendar includes 13 rounds, but th...
Raikkonen Seeks 2nd Test after Boosting Rally Turkey
27 Apr 2010, 07:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen was one of the few drivers in the WRC field not to suffer a puncture on the rocky stages of Rally Turkey two weekends ago, and that eventually paid off with an impressive 5th place fi...
Block Wants More Testing after Rally Turkey Failure
22 Apr 2010, 08:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ken Block did not exactly have the WRC debut of his dream this season, as his first few outings in the championship at the wheel of the Ford Focus RS WRC have been influenced by unwanted incidents. ...
Sebastien Ogier Grabs Early Lead in Rally Turkey
16 Apr 2010, 09:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following his sacrificing weekend in Jordan earlier this month, Citroen Junior Team's Sebastien Ogier looks set to continue his impressive pace on gravel in Rally Turkey. After half of day of a...
Prodrive Focused on WRC Return, Not F1
15 Apr 2010, 10:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Given the fact that the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has reopened the selection process for a 13th entry for the 2010 Formula One Championship, one of the major players expected to forw...
Students' Nurburgring 24H Focus RS to be Driven by Jari-Matti Latvala
12 Apr 2010, 13:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Last month, we reported that a team of 20 students from the Cologne University of Applied Science are preparing a Ford Focus RS, supplied by the automaker, in order to enter it in this year’s ...
Rally Portugal to Hold Porto Roadshow in May
9 Apr 2010, 07:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rallying will return to the city of Porto one week before the official start of Rally Portugal, scheduled to take place between May 28-30 and counting as the 6th event of the 2010 WRC calendar. The ...