M-Sport Ford’s Craig Breen has promised to leave everything on the stages over the course of the next three rounds as the Irishman vies for his first-ever victory as a World Rally Championship driver.
Kalle Rovanpera has won the gruelling Safari Rally Kenya, leading home a Toyota Gazoo Racing 1-2-3-4 and increasing his advantage in the standings over Hyundai Motorsport's Thierry Neuville to 65 points.
Toyota Gazoo Racing Team Principal Jari-Matti Latvala has heaped praised on his four drivers for “holding their nerve” on the penultimate day of an incident-filled Safari Rally Kenya.
An off colour Kalle Rovanpera successfully consolidated his position at the top of the Safari Rally Kenya timesheets across Saturday’s six special stages to lead Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Elfyn Evans by 40.3 seconds.
M-Sport Ford Team Principal Richard Millener says his team will bounce back from the disappointment of witnessing three of their four Puma Rally1 cars being struck down with a variety of issues on the opening day of Safari Rally Kenya.
Kalle Rovanpera managed to steer clear of trouble on the first full day of a quite remarkable Safari Rally Kenya to lead his Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Elfyn Evans by 22.4 seconds.
World Rally Championship legend Sebastien Ogier says the passion displayed by the Kenyan people towards the sport on its return to the country last year is the underlying reason why he wanted to come back in 2022.
World Rally Championship leader Kalle Rovanpera maintained his headline grabbing start to the 2022 season by posting the best time through this morning’s picture postcard Safari Rally shakedown stage.
Ott Tanak’s Rally Italia Sardegna success has been labelled “a wonderful reward” for the endeavour of everyone working at Hyundai Motorsport by the squad's Deputy Team Director, Julien Moncet.
Hyundai's Ott Tanak and Martin Järveoja stormed to victory on Rally Italia Sardegna – round five of the FIA World Rally Championship – to end a winless streak that stretched all the way back to the start of last year.
Ott Tanak remains on course to clinch his first World Rally Championship victory in more than a year after ending the penultimate day of Rally Italia Sardegna holding a commanding 46 second lead.
Esapekka Lappi says he is “satisfied” with his opening day’s work at Rally Italia Sardegna and is confident he can build on that heading into the Saturday leg of the notoriously harsh gravel event.
Toyota returnee Esapekka Lappi was prevented from building on his small Rally Italia Sardegna lead as organisers took the decision to cancel the final two Friday stages on safety grounds.
Leading Rally1 drivers have said they are bracing themselves for one of the most physically and mentally demanding weekends they are likely to encounter in this season’s World Rally Championship.
Hyundai Motorsport’s Thierry Neuville will be hoping his Rally Italia Sardegna shakedown victory is an indication of what is to come on round five of the World Rally Championship this weekend.
Kalle Rovanpera’s Rally de Portugal victory defied the expectations of everyone working in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Team in the build-up to it, according to Team Principal Jari-Matti Latvala.
Hyundai Motorsport’s Deputy Team Director has heaped praise on Dani Sordo following his podium finish at Rally de Portugal, saying he was “impressed by his dedication and commitment”.
Kalle Rovanpera cemented his position at the head of the World Rally Championship drivers’ standings – and his tag as one of the favourites to lift the title – with a comprehensive Rally de Portugal victory.
A peerless drive – and a slice of good fortune – on the penultimate day of Rally de Portugal has provisionally handed top spot to World Rally Championship leader Kalle Rovanpera.
Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Elfyn Evans says he hopes the worst of the rough conditions crews experienced on the opening day of Rally de Portugal on Friday will not be repeated for the rest of the weekend.
A blistering third and final run through the Rally de Portugal shakedown stage ensures Elfyn Evans begins round four of the World Rally Championship on the front foot with co-driver Scott Martin.
Thierry Neuville says Hyundai Motorsport cannot afford to rest on its laurels despite the team occupying two of the three podium places at this weekend's Rally Croatia.
Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Kalle Rovanpera came out the right side of a thrilling final stage showdown with Hyundai Motorsport’s Ott Tanak at Rally Croatia to make it World Rally Championship victory number four.