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Rovanpera WRC Estonia domination ‘Loeb like’, says Latvala

Rovanpera produced arguably his most crushing WRC victory of his career to date to defeat Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville by 46.5s on Estonia’s fast gravel roads.

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Rovanpera: Perfect WRC Estonia Saturday “came quite easily”

The reigning world rally champion won all nine of the day’s stages held on Estonia’s fast gravel roads, to open up a 34.9s lead over Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville heading into Sunday.

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FIA to review WRC engine penalties after Tanak case

Tanak was handed a five-minute penalty when his M-Sport team were forced to change the engine on his Ford Puma after it developed a significant fault during Thursday’s shakedown before the rally had begun.

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M-Sport: Tanak’s WRC Estonia drive “probably his best” for team

Tanak has largely dominated the times to claim six of the event’s eight stages to date, winning five of Friday’s seven tests including a clean sweep of the morning loop.

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Rovanpera: Tanak's "harsh" engine penalty a "shame" for WRC Estonia fight

Toyota's championship leader Rovanpera and M-Sport rival Tanak headed into the event as the overwhelming favourites to challenge for the win on Estonia’s fast gravel roads.

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Engine change dashes Tanak’s WRC Estonia victory hopes

Tanak reported an engine issue with his Ford Puma after clocking the fastest time following the first pass of the 4.08km shakedown stage on Thursday morning.

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Neuville sheds light on WRC future plans, reveals format tweak proposal

The factory Hyundai driver is the most experienced full-time driver in the championship, having racked up 149 WRC starts dating back to 2009 and won 18 rallies, while finishing runner-up in the standings on five occasions (2013, 2016-2019).

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Tanak: M-Sport "putting everything into" WRC title fight

After leaving the Hyundai fold and returning to M-Sport, Tanak heads into Rally Estonia sitting tied for third in the championship standings, 42 points adrift of Toyota's defending champion Kalle Rovanpera.

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Tanak: M-Sport “putting everything into” WRC title fight

After leaving the Hyundai fold and returning to M-Sport, Tanak heads into Rally Estonia sitting tied for third in the championship standings, 42 points adrift of Toyota’s defending champion Kalle Rovanpera.

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Jurgenson takes FIA Rally Star spoils in Austria

Six driver and co-driver pairings selected from regional finals held across the world will tackle six European rallies this year behind the wheel of an M-Sport Ford Fiesta Rally3 car.

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Toyota to field WRC stars Rovanpera and Evans in Finland test rally

WRC teams have elected to enter local rallies this season following the FIA’s decision to implement new testing restrictions to clamp down on costs.

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Loeb: “No plan at the moment’ for 2023 WRC return

The nine-time world rally champion contested four WRC rounds with M-Sport Ford last year, which included a memorable victory at Monte Carlo. The Frenchman also led in Portugal and Greece before being forced to retire.

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Loeb: "No plan at the moment" for WRC return in 2023

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Unusual Goodwood Rally1 outing beneficial for Latvala’s WRC comeback

The 18-time WRC rally winner and Toyota WRC boss is set to make a competitive return to rallying’s top flight with an outing at Rally Finland in a 2023 specification GR Yaris Rally1 next month.

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The anniversary celebrations to see at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is an annual highlight of the UK motorsport season. There is always plenty to see and do at the Sussex extravaganza and this year’s 30th birthday edition is set to be extra special.

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Tanak, Solberg boost WRC Estonia prep with victories

The pair elected to participate in last Saturday’s one-day gravel rally to aid their preparation for Rally Estonia’s high-speed stages.

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Dublin landlord in discrimination claim after asking pregnant woman and husband to move out

Mr O’Brien’s solicitor, Colm Hickey, rejected the claims and stressed his client was concerned that there was a “health and safety issue” about a spiral staircase leading to the apartment which was “wholly unsuitable” for a pregnant woman and children.

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Latvala to make WRC comeback at Rally Finland

The 18-time WRC rally winner will forsake his role as Toyota WRC team principal for a weekend to pilot a fourth GR Yaris at the gravel rally, alongside reigning world champion Kalle Rovanpera, Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta.

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UK “unlikely” to secure 2024 WRC round, Argentina vying for Americas spot

The WRC is working on an expanded 14-round calendar for next year with the aim of adding a desert based-round in Saudi Arabia.

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New stadium superspecial for WRC Rally Japan

Event organisers have today revealed that an all-new head-to-head asphalt stage will be built within the 45,000 capacity Toyota Stadium in the Aichi region of Japan.

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Why Safari Rally Kenya’s unique challenge is imperative for the WRC

In recent weeks plenty of discussion and brainstorming has focused on how rallying’s top tier can be improved on several levels. This has largely been orchestrated by current World Rally Championship drivers who believe it is time for the discipline to make changes to grow. Technical and sporting regulations, event…

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M-Sport not “massively concerned” after difficult WRC Safari Rally

The Ford squad has been absent from the WRC podium since Ott Tanak finished second in Croatia back in April, a result which was then followed by the Estonian finishing fourth in Portugal before an electrical fault robbed him of a top 10 result in Sardinia.

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Supermarkets deeply concerned about Wales' plan for a meal deal law

Supermarkets fear it will increase costs for consumers and businesses

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Hyundai investigating running a fourth WRC car next year

The manufacturer has fielded three cars in the WRC’s top tier since 2019 but is considering expanding its line-up to four for the 2024 season. The last time it ran four cars in a WRC event was 2018 Rally Portugal when it entered Thierry Neuville, Dani Sordo, Hayden Paddon and…

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Hyundai investigating running fourth WRC car next year

The Korean manufacturer has fielded three cars in the WRC’s top tier since 2019 but is considering expanding its line-up to four for the 2024 season. The last time it ran four cars in a WRC event was 2018 Rally Portugal when it entered Thierry Neuville, Dani Sordo, Hayden Paddon…

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