Rally

Thierry Neuville and Craig Breen resumed their thrilling duel for supremacy at Ypres Rally Belgium on Saturday morning with Neuville on top after repelling a determined charge from the Irishman. The pair were separated by 7.6sec after Friday’s frantic opening leg. Breen threw down the gauntlet to win the opening two asphalt speed tests through … Read more

Thierry Neuville outgunned Hyundai Motorsport team-mate Craig Breen on Friday evening to close a captivating opening leg of Ypres Rally Belgium in the lead of his home event. The pair could barely be separated during this afternoon’s opening loop of four speed tests through narrow asphalt farm lanes, which Neuville ended 0.4sec to the good … Read more

FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP Present: Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Sébastien Ogier (FRA) Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT – Thierry Neuville (BEL) M-Sport Ford WRT – Adrien Fourmaux (FRA) Q. Thierry, the WRC has arrived at your home country in Belgium to the famous Ypres Rally. Firstly, now that you are here and recce is done, … Read more

Kalle Rovanperä made history as the youngest winner of an FIA World Rally Championship round on Sunday after a masterful drive at Rally Estonia, with navigator Jonne Halttunen at his side. The 20-year-old Finn is more than two years younger than fellow countryman Jari-Matti Latvala, now his team principal at Toyota Gazoo Racing, when he … Read more

Kalle Rovanperä stands on the verge of becoming the youngest event winner in FIA World Rally Championship history after a sublime second-leg drive at Rally Estonia on Saturday. The 20-year-old Finn, who now calls Estonia home, distanced Craig Breen through nine super-fast gravel tests near Tartu to extend his advantage from 8.5sec to 50.7sec with … Read more

Rally Estonia leader Kalle Rovanperä created breathing space between himself and Craig Breen after a stunning Saturday morning carried the Finn more than half a minute clear. The 20-year-old restarted this seventh round of the FIA World Rally Championship with an 8.5sec advantage over the Irishman after Friday’s opening leg and stretched that to 35.7sec … Read more

Kalle Rovanperä laid early claim to Estonia’s king of speed title on Friday by winning six of the eight special stages to lead the country’s FIA World Rally Championship encounter. The 20-year-old Finn, who now lives in the Baltic country, ended Rally Estonia’s first full day with an 8.5sec advantage over Craig Breen after enthralling … Read more

Young Finn Kalle Rovanperä set the early pace at Rally Estonia after charging to fastest time by the narrowest of margins in the curtain-raising speed test in Tartu on Thursday night. The 20-year-old Toyota Yaris driver edged Craig Breen by 0.1sec in the twisty 1.64km Visit Estonia Tartu special stage, ahead of three days of … Read more

Present: Elfyn Evans (GBR), Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team Ott Tänak (EST), Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team Teemu Suninen (FIN), M-Sport Ford World Rally Team Q: Ott, winner here in dominant fashion last year. Many changes to the stages we saw last time out, what are your views on this year’s route? OT: … Read more