Hyundai Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul acknowledges there is still work to do to be a “constant contender against Toyota” despite finishing second and fourth at last week’s Secto Rally Finland.
World Rally Championship leader Kalle Rovanpera topped the shakedown stage leaderboard for Rally Finland, which begins this evening with a super special stage in the host city of Jyvaskyla.
The quick turnaround between rounds eight and nine of the World Rally Championship means Hyundai is unlikely “to make huge strides” against Toyota, despite a recent noticeable improvement in its gravel speed.
Title chasing Thierry Neuville says he knows better than most just how important a podium finish on Rally Finland this week could prove in his on-going pursuit of defending World Champion Kalle Rovanpera.
Jari-Matti Latvala believes the experience of competing in a Rally1 car at Rally Finland will leave him better informed when it comes to helping shape the FIA World Rally Championship’s rule set.
Emil Lindholm believes a top-three finish is a “realistic target” on this week’s Secto Rally Finland – the 27-year-old’s home round of the FIA World Rally Championship’s WRC2 support series.
Kalle Rovanpera led home Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Elfyn Evans in a one-two finish for the Japanese squad on last weekend’s HYAcentre Rally in Finland.
Toyota’s dominance at Rally Estonia should be used as “inspiration” by everyone connected with Hyundai Motorsport’s World Rally Championship programme, its Team Principal has said.
Teemu Suninen believes competing at the sharp end of the FIA World Rally Championship with Hyundai Motorsport has made him a much better driver after only one event.
Ott Tanak’s blistering speed on Rally Estonia should bode well for the next round of the FIA World Rally Championship, according to M-Sport Ford Team Principal Richard Millener.
Rali Ceredigion represents the “best opportunity” of bringing an international level, stage-based event back to UK shores in the future, according to World Rally Championship driver Elfyn Evans.
Kalle Rovanpera’s quest for a third straight Rally Estonia victory got off to the ideal start this morning as he went quickest on the shakedown stage alongside Jonne Halttunen.
Hyundai Motorsport protégé Emil Lindholm says he has a good feeling about his success prospects in the World Rally Championship’s WRC2 support series on the eve of this week’s Rally Estonia.
Hyundai Motorsport will celebrate a decade since its inception by taking its trophy-winning rally and circuit cars to this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (July 13-16).
World Rally Championship leader Kalle Rovanpera has admitted to having mixed emotions after losing out to his Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier at the latest rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship.
Everyone who has a role to play in M-Sport Ford’s World Rally Championship campaign will be doing everything they can to help Ott Tanak get his title bid back on track on his home round next month.
Kalle Rovanpera kicked off his quest for consecutive Safari Rally Kenya victories in perfect fashion by emerging a clear winner of this morning’s shakedown stage.
M-Sport Ford’s Ott Tanak has likened sections of this coming weekend’s Safari Rally Kenya – the seventh round of the FIA World Rally Championship – to “driving on the moon”.
A measured and patient approach is going to be crucial to success on next week’s Safari Rally Kenya, according to Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Team Principal.
Hyundai Motorsport’s recent appointment of a high-profile technical leader will allow for many of the team’s “good ideas” and “excellent intuitions” to become a reality.
Thierry Neuville has said adopting a risk averse approach to secure his first win of the 2023 season on Rally Italia Sardegna was not an option because slower speeds amounts to a “horrible” feeling.
The first chapter of a new FIA-led initiative that is designed to unearth the next generation of rally champions has been deemed a huge success by the individual who has been tasked with overseeing its smooth operation.