Hyundai boss Michel Nandan delighted with 3-7 finish on Rally Mexico, but warns learning curve will continue in Portugal next month, when the 2014 WRC season continues.
Chris Atkinson has conceded that while it is going to be difficult now for him to stay in the WRC, he still definitely wants to continue competing in 2009 and may consider a move to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
David Richards, the chairman of Prodrive, says there was no warning given that Subaru was planning to pull the plug on its World Rally Championship programme.
Petter Solberg took a solid fifth place finish on the Rallye de France on Sunday, to maintain a run that has seen him score points on every event since the Acropolis, when the all-new Impreza WRC2008 made its debut in the World Rally Championship.
The Subaru World Rally Team will be joined by both world land speed record holder Andy Green OBE and TV star Alan Davies at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend.
Subaru boss David Richards has paid tribute to the 'tireless efforts' of the Banbury-based outfit's test team following the successful debut event with the all-new Impreza WRC2008 in Greece.
The Subaru World Rally Team has had to withdraw Chris Atkinson from the third leg of the Rally Ireland due to an internal engine problem. Atkinson, who lost over 20 minutes on day 1, when he went off the road in SS4, finished leg 2 in 29th place overall.
Australia's brightest rally star, Chris Atkinson, will join the Subaru World Rally Team for the 2005 season. The 25-year-old will contest 'the majority of the sixteen' events that make up the FIA world championship series, starting with Rally Sweden in February.
Former World Rally Champion Hannu Mikkola reckons Suzuki's Asia-Pacific front runner Chris Atkinson has the potential to make the grade at World Championship level.
Queensland rally driver Chris Atkinson began his campaign in the Neste Rally Finland aboard the Tommi Makinen prepared Subaru WRX Sti in stylish fashion yesterday.
Telstra Rally Australia, the final round of the FIA World Rally Championship, has announced it will support young Australian rally hopefuls Chris and Ben Atkinson as they prepare to compete against the world's best rally drivers at Neste Rally Finland in August.