Multiple new events have had to be drafted in to the mixed-surface series since the health pandemic took full effect 12 months ago. Last weekend’s Arctic Rally in Finland was the most recent debutant, with this set to be followed by the Croatia Rally in late April. The cancellation of Rally GB due to a

The LMDh rules will take over from the current Daytona Prototype international regulations from 2023 and allow manufacturers to race the same car in both IMSA and the World Endurance Championship, including the Le Mans 24 Hours. While fellow DPi entrant Mazda has said it won’t continue beyond 2021, reigning IMSA manufacturers’ champion Acura pledged

Led by technical director Tom Fowler, Toyota Gazoo Racing is developing the all-new car for the 2022 hybrid regulations around the road-going GR Yaris architecture. It will go up against a new car from M-Sport Ford that team principal Richard Millener revealed has been in development since the end of 2019, while Hyundai Motorsport has

A two-year ban for Russian athletes at world championship sporting events was announced in December by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The ban related to state-sponsored doping and cover-ups at the 2014 Winter Olympics following investigations by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which had recommended a four-year ban. The Russian Automobile Federation confirmed in

MIAMI, FL —  March 3, 2021 — Motorsport Games (NASDAQ: MSGM) a leading racing game developer, publisher, and esports ecosystem provider of official motorsport racing series throughout the world, announced today that it has entered a binding term sheet to acquire Studio397 BV, the company behind the industry-leading rFactor 2 racing simulation platform, from Luminis International

Last year, the French manufacturer elected to delay the introduction of a new engine to 2022 as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic. It means it is using just an upgraded engine for this season, but that has given it extra time to evaluate wider scale changes for next year. One of the ideas being

Aston Martin has revealed its new Formula 1 car ahead of the 2021 season, marking the return of the constructor to the grid after 61 years away. Following the rebranding of the Racing Point team over the winter, Aston Martin launched the AMR21 at an event on Wednesday, revealing the hotly-anticipated new livery. The team

Hyundai boss Andrea Adamo has congratulated the manner in which his team bounced back from its round one World Rally Championship disappointment to win last weekend’s Arctic Rally. Adamo demanded better from his colleagues in Finland after the defence of their manufacturers’ title kicked off in poor fashion at January’s Rallye Monte-Carlo, which the Italian

Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville says he is sure the language barrier that surfaced with co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe at Arctic Rally Finland can be resolved before the Croatian World Rally Championship round. Wydaeghe’s pronunciation of instructions at the snow event were hampered by intercom issues on Saturday morning’s opening loop of stages, with this leading Neuville to

Kalle Rovanpera believes Toyota need to be “clever” in the build-up to the next WRC round after losing out due to numerous issues at Arctic Rally Finland. Rovanpera said the Toyota team had learned a valuable lesson on the newest addition to the WRC calendar, having tested extensively for the Rovaniemi-based event, but struggled to

Ott Tanak has revealed he had to push his engineers to deliver a winning car for the Arctic Rally in Finland. Tanak bounced back from his Rallye Monte-Carlo misdemeanours by taking a comprehensive victory around Rovaniemi. Despite easing off slightly in the closing stages, the Hyundai i20 Coupe driver finished with a 17.5s cushion over

Hyundai’s Ott Tanak claimed victory on the Arctic Rally to kickstart his 2021 World Rally Championship campaign, beating Kalle Rovanpera who becomes the youngest-ever leader of the drivers’ championship. The final day consisted of two passes through the 22.47km Aittajarvi stage and Toyota managed a 1-2 result on its morning run as Elfyn Evans claimed

Ott Tanak would be “stupid” to take unnecessary risks on the final day of the World Rally Championship’s Arctic Rally and put victory in jeopardy, says Hyundai principal Andrea Adamo. Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja lead the WRC meeting in Finland by 24.1 seconds after today’s six stages. Their grip on top spot at the

Hyundai’s Ott Tanak was serene at the front of the field after the second day of the World Rally Championship’s Arctic Rally, winning three of the six Saturday stages. Tanak won two stages in the morning and went fastest again on the first stage of the afternoon after the service, then settled into a rhythm

Thierry Neuville has struggled with his Hyundai’s intercom system during the World Rally Championship stages at Arctic Rally Finland, also citing communication issues with his co-driver. The electrical glitch contributed to Neuville surrendering a significant chunk of time to Evans on this morning’s opening loop, with the Belgian’s stronghold over fourth place trimmed from 12.5

Ott Tanak has extended his lead in the Arctic Rally, round 2 of the World Rally Championship, after claiming two wins out of the three stages on the morning loop. The Estonian, driving Hyundai’s i20 WRC car, now holds a 23.6-second advantage over the Toyota of Kalle Rovanpera, who has passed the Hyundai of Craig

1983 World Rally champion Hannu Mikkola, the Finnish rallying legend best known for scoring multiple wins for Ford and Audi, passed away on Friday night at the age of 78. Despite retiring in the early 1990s, Mikkola’s 18 World Rally Championship victories keeps him in the Top 10 most successful rally drivers in history. He

Sebastien Ogier admits it was “hard to make a difference” in the first stages of the World Rally Championship’s Arctic Rally due to his starting position. After Friday’s first two stages, ninth-placed Ogier is almost 50 seconds adrift of the Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC of early leader Ott Tanak. Ogier ran first on the road

Hyundai’s Ott Tanak holds the overnight lead after the first day’s action on the Arctic Rally, the second round of the 2021 World Rally Championship. Although it is one of Europe’s oldest rallies, with a roll of honour dating back to 1966 and featuring names such as Hannu Mikkola, Ari Vatanen, Henri Toivonen and Tommi

Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville has tempered his team’s hopes of victory in this weekend’s Arctic Rally, ahead of the second round of the 2021 World Rally Championship. Team principal Andrea Adamo has declared that “nothing less than victory” is acceptable for the defending manufacturers’ champions on the WRC’s first visit to Lapland, which is a late

Hyundai boss Andrea Adamo admits nothing less than a win will do for the World Rally Championship team on this weekend’s Arctic Rally Finland. The squad already finds itself 22 points adrift of Toyota in the manufacturers’ championship after last month’s opening Monte Carlo Rally, which Sebastien Ogier won for a record eighth occasion. Adamo

The man tasked with overseeing work on M-Sport’s new Rally1 car believes it will be an immediate title contender in the 2022 World Rally Championship. As part of the ongoing process in developing a car for WRC’s rules overhaul, a workshop team dedicated to the project, and a separate test programme, have been created, while

Sebastien Ogier says Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Kalle Rovanpera can make World Rally Championship history and become the series’ youngest-ever winner in this week’s Arctic Rally Finland. The snow-based event is a new addition to the WRC calendar and replaces Rally Sweden, which was cancelled in December due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rovanpera, whose father

Rising French talent Adrien Fourmaux will step up to the World Rally Championship’s top division at April’s Rally Croatia with M-Sport. Confirmation of the drive in a Ford Fiesta WRC car coincides with the news that Red Bull has finalised terms to support the 25-year-old going forward. Last month, M-Sport said Fourmaux would be handed

Andreas Mikkelsen has admitted the uncertainty over Hyundai’s World Rally Championship future could hinder his comeback plans for 2022. On Monday, Hyundai’s team principal Andrea Adamo revealed the team’s WRC participation was not guaranteed beyond this year as the company’s South Korean board had yet to give its full backing to building a car to

Hyundai is still awaiting “the green light” to develop its 2022 World Rally Championship challenger, with the Korean marque’s board yet to confirm whether it will compete next year. While Toyota and M-Sport are inching closer to running their Rally1 test mules in the open for the first time, work on Hyundai’s new challenger has

Ott Tanak says there is “a big job” to be completed before he is in a position to win the World Rally Championship’s Arctic Rally Finland in a fortnight’s time. Tanak warmed-up for the next round of the WRC by taking part in yesterday’s Otepaa Winter Rally, dominating the competition by going fastest on every

Ott Tanak threw down the gauntlet to his World Rally Championship rivals by cruising to a 33.4 second victory on today’s Otepaa Winter Rally, a warmup for Arctic Rally Finland. Despite fresh snow making for “pretty demanding” conditions, the 2019 WRC champion set fastest times on all eight special stages in the Estonian event to

Esapekka Lappi says that he would be happy to perform test and development duties for a World Rally Championship manufacturer team as a means to earn a seat for 2022. The 2016 WRC2 champion is currently without a seat in the WRC following his departure from the M-Sport Ford squad in December. Following his title

Former World Rallycross champion and double DTM title-winner Mattias Ekstrom will return to the World Rally Championship for the Arctic Rally Finland later this month, driving a Skoda Fabia R5. The 2016 World RX champion is contesting selected events in preparation for his 2021 programme with the ABT Cupra team in the new Extreme E