There are burning issues within World Rally Championship, no doubt. From (still) missing global promotion and TV coverage to less annoying, but equally exciting issues of driver transfers and the arrival of new teams. And there is also this constant, called Sebastien Loeb. He is also fairly popular subject this year – partly because he...
Just when I thought news about Kimi’s plans to return to rallying was kind of big and important, there came another bomb, although with lot less solid material to hold on to. Regardless, it’s still one heck of a news bit, even if it turns out to be nothing but lot of well-wishing and what-iffing....
Good news for all the fans of Kimi Raikkonen and motorsports in general – former Formula 1 World Champion said he wants to return to rally after he is done with Formula 1. Article on Autosport suggests Kimi is still in love with “our” sport and despite difficult two years in World Rally Championship, he...
It’s really hard to be surprised by anything in World Rally Championship these days. That is especially true when you take some time off, like I did for past few weeks (it was to be due to summer and vacation but it turned into doctors and vets), hoping to return to some good news and...
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Peugeot Sport is continuing the development of the 208 R2 in near-rally conditions. After outings on the Tour de Corse and a series of test sessions, the 208 R2 took part in this weekend’s Ulster Rally, based in Northern Ireland, a market where the competition for customer-spec cars is particularly fierce. The newcomer impressed those...
Just a few more days to go before the big season highlight in the FIA World Rally Championship starts for Volkswagen: ADAC Rallye Deutschland. From 24 to 26 August, the factory team deploys to contest its home round with the largest driver line-up at a WRC round so far: Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (F/F), Andreas Mikkelsen/Ola...
What happens to the name of the team then? Will it retain it’s “Portugal” bit with Armindo Araujo out of the picture? Who knows. Either way, Armindo is out of the World Rally Championship, and Chris Atkinson is back in. After driving both Ford and Citroën competitively this year, Atko is now switching to Mini...
