WRC “house is not on fire” with only three manufacturers
Following Citroen’s departure at the end of 2019, rallying’s top tier has been contested by three manufacturers in Toyota, Hyundai and Ford, although the latter is a semi works relationship with British squad M-Sport. This season marks the second year of the WRC’s Rally1 hybrid regulations which were originally conceived to attract fresh manufacturer interest, […]
Priceless record Monte Carlo WRC win will take time to sink in
The eight-time world champion produced a dominant performance on the Monte Carlo’s famous asphalt roads to take a comfortable 18.8s victory from reigning world champion and Toyota team-mate Kalle Rovanpera. Ogier’s triumph makes him the most successful driver in the famous event’s history, as the 39-year-old pulled one victory clear of nine-time world champion Sebastien […]
Себастьен Ожье выиграл Ралли Монте-Карло, Николай Грязин — 9-й
Новый сезон чемпионата мира по классическому ралли WRC стартовал в Монако. Культовую гонку в девятый раз в своей карьере выиграл 8-кратный чемпион мира француз Себастьен Ожье, представляющий заводскую команду Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT. Японскому коллективу победный дубль обеспечил действующий обладатель титула WRC финн Калле Рованпера, а третье место занял бельгийский пилот Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT […]
Dominant Ogier scores record ninth victory
Ogier and new co-driver Vincent Landais clinched nine of the 18 stages in what proved to be an unusually dry WRC season opener to claim a comfortable win by 18.8s from world champions Kalle Rovanpera and Jonne Halttunen. Competing in only a partial campaign, Ogier once again outlined his supreme knowledge of the twisty Monte […]
Ogier edges closer to victory after halting Rovanpera charge
The eight-time Monte Carlo winner managed to stave off his charging Toyota team-mate Kalle Rovanpera to extend his overall lead to 17.2 seconds with two stages remaining at the alpine asphalt classic. Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville held onto third position despite suffering a half spin and hybrid issues during Sunday morning’s loop. The Belgian was 38.1s […]