It feels early to wave goodbye to an era, but the way the World Rally Championship calendar is structured this year means that’s exactly what... Read more
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Ask Elfyn Evans who’s still in this year’s World Rally Championship title fight and he smiles a wry smile. Mentally, he’s going down the list... Read more
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Rallying is about more than just machines. It’s the people, and the landscapes, that make it so unique to photograph. Rally Japan is always a... Read more
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Hyundai sporting director Andrew Wheatley says there’s “no question” Hayden Paddon has done enough to earn a gravel round of the World Rally Championship –... Read more
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The first half of Oliver Solberg’s 2026 World Rally Championship campaign has been a contradiction. He’s been faster than anybody with 41 stage wins (the... Read more
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Sami Pajari is back where his 2026 form suggested he belonged: on the podium. Rally Japan delivered his fifth piece of silverware in the World... Read more
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Takamoto Katsuta had high hopes to build on his first two career World Rally Championship wins earlier this year with a victory on home soil... Read more
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Hyundai’s full-time World Rally Championship drivers have spoken of their relief that sealed-surface events won’t feature in the second half of the 2026 season, after... Read more
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Farewell Tarmac, the current generation of Rally1 cars can now say. If they could talk, that is… The WRC isn’t a Disney Pixar movie, but... Read more
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Sébastien Ogier has advised Oliver Solberg to not want too much too soon after making another mistake at Rally Japan. Solberg won last year’s Rally... Read more
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Elfyn Evans extended his World Rally Championship lead to 20 points after taking a second victory of the season at Rally Japan. Although it was Oliver Solberg who... Read more
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Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala intends to support rather than castigate Oliver Solberg after his third crash in as many asphalt World Rally Championship rounds.... Read more
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Elfyn Evans leads Rally Japan by 17.8 seconds over Sébastien Ogier after Saturday’s penultimate leg. The World Rally Championship leader was being chased by Oliver... Read more
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Oliver Solberg denied that he was on a crazy push before crashing out of second place at Rally Japan. The Toyota driver had been second... Read more
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Oliver Solberg crashed out of second place of Rally Japan on the first stage of Saturday afternoon. The Swede had narrowed rally leader Elfyn Evans’... Read more
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Oliver Solberg crashed out of second place of Rally Japan on the first stage of Saturday afternoon. The Swede had narrowed rally leader Elfyn Evans’... Read more
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Oliver Solberg has begun to carve time out of Elfyn Evans’ Rally Japan lead, winning two of Saturday morning’s three stages to reduce the gap... Read more
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Nothing short of leading Rally Japan tonight would’ve satisfied home hero Takamoto Katsuta. Now that he’s a two-time winner in the World Rally Championship, the expectation... Read more
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M-Sport Ford driver Jon Armstrong is experiencing issues with his intercom due to how much he sweats during World Rally Championship stages. Towards the end... Read more
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World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans leads Rally Japan after Friday’s first six stages, with three Toyotas breaking clear of the pack. Oliver Solberg took... Read more
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Elfyn Evans made the most of optimal road conditions as first car on the road to lead Rally Japan after three stages, dominating the Isegami’s... Read more
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Hayden Paddon has confirmed that his deal to drive for Hyundai in the World Rally Championship this year currently comes to an end after Rally... Read more
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Sébastien Ogier was the standout of the World Rally Championship field during shakedown for Rally Japan, clocking a fastest time one second faster than anyone... Read more
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Thierry Neuville still expects to struggle at this week’s Rally Japan, despite winning the latest World Rally Championship round in Portugal. The 2024 world champion... Read more
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That Saturday afternoon still haunts Takamoto Katsuta. Next week, he has the opportunity to put things right. Standing chatting to the Japanese among the fairground... Read more
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