WRC News Toyota crosses its fingers for Evans’ hybrid system Elfyn Evans is now on his third hybrid unit of the Monte Carlo Rally with Toyota crossing its fingers and hoping the system holds until… Read more by David Evans January 27, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Making the case for Rally1 non-hybrid What’s the point of a hybrid Rally1 car without hybrid? It’s very straightforward: it’s a bridge across the fairly significant gap separating the World Rally… Read more by David Evans December 18, 2023 2 min
Rally Opinion Does hybrid have a future in the WRC? The time’s right for the talking to stop. Obviously, it’s got to start again before it can stop. But next time it stops we need… Read more by David Evans August 28, 2023 3 min
WRC News Hyundai has a hybrid weakness – Abiteboul Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul says the installation of the hybrid unit is a weakness of the i20 N Rally1, which is in part why… Read more by Luke Barry July 21, 2023 2 min
WRC News The FIA’s three options for WRC’s future propulsion Xavier Mestelan Pinon has sat on both sides of the fence. And the table. This week, the FIA’s technical director will sit around plenty of… Read more by David Evans May 10, 2023 3 min
WRC Opinion David Evans: The hybrid alternative WRC should consider The prospect of Rally1 cars being shorn of their 130 horses’ worth of hybrid power at the end of next season concerns me deeply. The… Read more by David Evans May 9, 2023 3 min
WRC News There’s some “sensationalism” with hybrid reliability – Millener M-Sport team principal Richard Millener feels there was a little bit of sensationalism from some ahead of Rally México regarding the reliability of the Rally1… Read more by Adam Proud March 24, 2023 2 min
WRC News An engineer’s perspective on the “conundrum” of hybrid Tom Fowler’s not often undecided. He is now. Toyota’s technical director can’t make up his mind whether he’s comfortable with next week’s step into the… Read more by David Evans March 9, 2023 3 min
WRC Opinion How the WRC can capitalize on WEC’s manufacturer boom It won’t be long before the World Rally Championship is at a crossroads. In fact, it’s already there. Where does the championship go with its… Read more by Rob Hansford January 9, 2023 5 min
WRC Opinion Toyota is showing the WRC its chance to leap forward This regulations cycle has been a strange one. Before Rally1 cars even turned a wheel in anger, the question of what would replace it had… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 26, 2022 3 min
WRC News Breen gets same 10s hybrid penalty as Tänak Craig Breen has been hit with the same 10-second penalty as Ott Tänak for failing to put his Ford Puma Rally1 in electric mode in… Read more by Rob Hansford July 15, 2022 2 min
WRC Features Should WRC crews be able to switch off hybrid boost? Hybrid power in the World Rally Championship has arguably been the biggest talking point of the 2022 season so far. The new cars are faster,… Read more by DirtFish Staff May 11, 2022 5 min
WRC News Latvala still pushing to compete in Rally1 car There’s nothing Jari-Matti Latvala loves more than rallying. He lives it, he breaths it, he gets it. But there’s an itch to scratch – the… Read more by Rob Hansford May 9, 2022 2 min
WRC Features Why drivers are turning their hybrid units off Turn. It. Up. For those fortunate enough to remember Formula 1 in the ’80s, those three words will forever mean one engine, one purpose and… Read more by David Evans May 9, 2022 3 min
WRC News Hyundai drivers question hybrid failure rule change Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville isn’t a fan of the new hybrid regulation change that has been introduced ahead of this weekend’s Croatia Rally. With multiple teams… Read more by Rob Hansford April 21, 2022 3 min
WRC News WRC teams still talking to FIA over hybrid penalties It’s been an age since Rally Sweden – a gap bigger than the off-season between last year’s Monza Rally and this year’s Monte Carlo Rally…. Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 18, 2022 2 min
WRC Opinion Is the FIA’s reduced hybrid penalty fair? New FIA rally director Andrew Wheatley has only been in the job a matter of days, but he’s already made his first important decision. The… Read more by DirtFish Media March 22, 2022 10 min +
WRC News FIA reduces penalty for missing stages due to hybrid failure The FIA has made amendments to the World Rally Championship sporting regulations to account for any hybrid unit failures on Rally1 cars. Both Ott Tänak… Read more by Luke Barry March 19, 2022 2 min
