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Loeb Hopes Sordo Will Succeed at MINI

27 Apr 2011, 11:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb hopes Dani Sordo will make the most of his time with MINI in the World Rally Championship, as the Frenchman believes his former teammate at Citroen deserves championship honors now th...

VW to Confirm WRC Plans on May 5

15 Apr 2011, 14:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Volkswagen will be ready to announce its official plans for a World Rally Championship entry on May 5, if we are to trust a recent report issued by Autosport. With rumors about a high-spending pr...

Ogier Holds Half Minute Lead in Rally Jordan

15 Apr 2011, 14:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Ogier forgot all about tactics and charged into a big lead ahead of tomorrow's running in Rally Jordan, ending the Friday action more than half a second ahead of Citroen teammate and ...

FIA Confirms 2012 WRC Calendar

15 Apr 2011, 07:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has finally approved the calendar for the 2012 World Rally Championship, although the exact dates of the running will be set at a later date. While e...

MINI Unveils Final Rally Car for 2011 [Gallery]

11 Apr 2011, 13:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After months of preparation and testing, MINI has finally unveiled their definitive racer for the 2011 World Rally Championship. The Prodrive-developed John Cooper Works WRC was shown to the media a...

Loeb Will Not Leave Citroen in the WRC

7 Apr 2011, 09:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb insisted that he has no plans to move from Citroen to any other team in the World Rally Championship. Following rumors that the Frenchman has been approached by Volkswagen for the 201...

Solberg Fears Bad Luck Could Chase Sponsors Away

28 Mar 2011, 14:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Seldom in the recent history of the World Rally Championship one will find a driver as unlucky as 2003 champion Petter Solberg. The Norwegian driver won a multitude of stages in the first 3 rallies ...

Ogier Wins 2011 Rally Portugal

27 Mar 2011, 14:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Citroen’s Sebastien Ogier found the perfect solution to leave his Rally Mexico crash behind him: he won the next round on the 2011 WRC schedule, in Portugal. Returning to the scene of his firs...

Solberg Targets Podium Appearance in Portugal

22 Mar 2011, 15:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Petter Solberg is yet to secure a podium finish in the 2011 World Rally Championship, but that doesn't mean his title ambitions for the ongoing campaign have faded one bit. On the contrary, giv...

Latvala Targets No Crash in Difficult Rally Portugal

18 Mar 2011, 13:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The World Rally Championship will return to Europe next week for the 3rd round of the 2011 campaign, in Portugal. And while the Faro-based event gives most of the WRC competitors the creeps due to i...

2012 WRC Calendar Brings Budget Concerns for Ford

17 Mar 2011, 10:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With the International Automobile Federation (FIA) only weeks away from figuring out the calendar for the 2012 World Rally Championship, Ford has expressed worries over the short period of time it w...

Rally Australia Seeks Annual WRC Event

16 Mar 2011, 14:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While not very keen on continuing their relationship with Formula 1 recently, the Australian politicians seem to favor an annual event in the World Rally Championship starting from the very 2012 sea...

Ford Fiesta RS WRC to Make First UK Appearance at the Rally Show

14 Mar 2011, 07:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The UK is preparing to host the Rally Show, an event that will bring motorsport to Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire on May 14-15. The organizers have now confirmed that M-Sport’s Ford Fiesta RS, whi...

Volkswagen Denies Interest in F1, NASCAR

11 Mar 2011, 09:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Apparently, Volkswagen Group's potential involvement in Formula 1 is not going to happen. Despite several allegations that the German carmaker is considering a foray into the Great Circus as a ...

Ford Vows to Increase Engine Power for 2011 WRC

9 Mar 2011, 13:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford experienced an up-and-down start of the season in the 2011 World Rally Championship, having dominated the opening round in Sweden before watching how the two Citroens of Sebastien Loeb and Seba...

Solberg Not Giving Up on 2011 WRC Title

9 Mar 2011, 10:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Petter Solberg did not enjoy the season start of his dreams in the 2011 World Rally Championship, but then again the 2003 champion has somehow gotten used to that in recent years. However, this seas...

Al-Attiyah Disqualified from Rally Mexico

7 Mar 2011, 09:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nasser Al-Attiyah was unable to enjoy his win in the opening S2000 round of the 2011 World Rally Championship, in Mexico, as he was announced by the rally organizers that he has been disqualified du...

Petter Solberg Takes Rally Mexico Superspecial Win

4 Mar 2011, 08:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Petter Solberg made the first right step in Rally Mexico this weekend and scored the best time of the pack in the superspecial stage of Guanajuato, on Thursday evening. With the WRC field tacklin...

Raikkonen Has No Interest in F1 Return

25 Feb 2011, 08:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although we're fans of the saying “never say never”, it seems that Kimi Raikkonen and Formula 1 are unlikely to become a couple (in this life, at least). As far as the Finn is conce...

Rally Jordan Announces Changes for 2011 WRC Event

24 Feb 2011, 09:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A lot of World Rally Championship events this year will bring something new to the table, and the 4th round of the 2011 campaign, Rally Jordan, makes no exception from this trend. According to an of...