Whether the rumours claiming big conflicts between Sebastien Ogier and Volkswagen Motorsport were true or not, they’re all history now. German team confirmed their line-up for 2015 and (drumroll) there are no changes. Volkswagen managed to secure the services of both 2014 title contenders; Sebastien Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala together with Andreas Mikkelsen. “We have...
Personally, I was THIS close to accept that maybe, in some wild parallel universe, this shoot-out thing should have a chance at least. A chance to fail miserably, because nothing else would ever come from it, I am 200% sure of that. Nothing but a short-term benefit of “wow” factor, without any real gain to...
One car to rule them all… curious to see and hear this new product of Škoda Motorsport ingenuity.
Hyundai unveiled new generation of i20 road car in Paris not long ago, and today they released first details about the WRC version of the said car, currently undergoing testing. It means Hyundai is, once again, dressed in camo livery. Even though Hyundai started working on the new project months ago, new car is not...
I apologize for the teasing title, but I had to take this chance and call upon Renault to do what must be done. Meaning, enter the World Rally Championship as a manufacturer team. With that out of the way, let’s see what Renault Sport Technologies prepared for us next. As you probably know, Renault Clio...
Some say only shoot-out powerstage can save WRC from imminent death and obscurity. Others say promoters need to do more in actual promotion. Many believe there is nothing terribly wrong with current format, while others claim current cars are too small, too quiet, not at all spectacular and they are too easy to drive. While...
What do you get when you combine a class A rally driver, big and experienced motorsport company, a promising car and typical Belgian weather and roads? The answer is simple, you get a truckload of rally fun, which is what this video means to us, normal folk. While I’m sure Stephane Sarrazin had plenty of...
“You should not listen to what the drivers want,” said Volkswagen Motorsport team principal, Jost Capito, “they are not the ones who invest in the sport, they are the ones who take the money out of the sport. […] The final say should come down to the people who invest in the sport.”
