Next week’s Rally Sweden will be first snow event for Kiwi driver Hayden Paddon and his co-driver John Kennard. They will compete in Škoda Fabia S2000 prepared by ASM Motorsports. Paddon today revealed Fabia’s livery as he continues preparation for snow and ice debut.
Photographs from Rally Sweden by Citroën Racing, Ford WRT and Mini WRT and others. More images soon.
British driver just tweeted about the injury which will put him out of action in next week’s Rally Sweden.
Ford’s director of motorsport Gerard Quinn echoed the thoughts expressed by many WRC fans and insiders regarding yesterday’s announcement made by FIA. Sport’s governing body “instructed” event organizers to look for their own solutions and means to secure TV broadcasting and rallies promotion. Not surprisingly, major players are not very happy about this “solution”. “[Events...
Fédération Internationale de l´Automobile , FIA, has not managed to solve the TV issue before the Rally Sweden. Now Rally Sweden organiziers working against the clock to ensure that images from the event is broadcasted over the entire world. – We do our utmost to resolve this, says Rally Sweden CEO Glenn Olsson (pictured).
It appears BMW really bit more than it can chew when it launched it’s World Rally Championship programme with Prodrive, taking part in selected rallies last year and planning full commitment this year. At the same time German premium car manufacturer started another ambitious and expensive project – return to German touring car championship DTM....
In true “let’s talk but not say much” fashion FIA has finally released official recount of recent developments, or rather lack of it, in drama concerning WRC promoting and TV broadcasting. Sport’s governing body admitted withdrawal from negotiations and promised to shell out cash for timing and tracking. As if time is not in question,...
Following an impressive debut for the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team at the WRC’s curtain-raiser in Monte-Carlo last month, the Cumbrian-based team will be looking to continue their recent good form as the Championship heads to Sweden for the second round of the season next week. Ford have an impressive history in Sweden and the...
