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Authorities caught up with woman alleged to have sailed dinghy to off-limits shore after she posted videos about it

Now that the dust has settled on an event that delivered the joint-closest finish in WRC history, the championship and the FIA will evaluate how the 48-hour, 266.12km format performed.

Tanak headed into the afternoon stages with a 3.5s lead over part-time driver Ogier, but ended the day trailing the eight-time world champion by 17.1s.

The WRC2 title contender had been set to tackle the 16-stage gravel rally, although the Swede was not registered to score championship points.  However, Solberg and co-driver Elliott Edmondson have been forced out of the rally before the opening stage.  Solberg is understood to be suffering from an allergic reaction…

Sebastien Ogier claimed a record-breaking sixth Rally Portugal victory last time out, but it was Thierry Neuville who left the weekend with the biggest laugh.

On Monday, Lancia announced that it will return to rally having committed to creating a Rally4 version of its new Ypsilon hatchback. The marque is synonymous with rallying having racked up a record 10 World Rally Championship titles, with its last arriving in 1992.

The WRC and the FIA are keen to offer more varied event formats going forward, which could see more compact sprint events and longer endurance rallies become part of future championship calendars. Flexibility of event formats was among a raft of proposals tabled by the FIA as part of its…

The WRC and the FIA are keen to offer more varied event formats going forward, which could see more compact sprint events and longer endurance rallies become part of future championship calendars. The flexibility of event formats was among a raft of proposals tabled by the FIA as part of…

The Iris Affair is an edge-of-your-seat thriller set in Sardinia and stars Niamh Algar and Tom Hollander.