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RacerViews looking ahead to a great 2019…

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 Sam TickellDriver Columns

We may have missed Christmas and the New Year but we hoped you had a great holiday period and we are looking forward to the new racing season as much[…]

WRC2 Pro on the cards for M-Sport, drivers announced

January 11, 2019 Sam TickellDriver Columns

M-Sport Ford World Rally Team will field a two-car team in the FIA World Rally Championship’s all-new WRC 2 Pro series this year, with a pair of EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta[…]

Vale Rik Vanlessen

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 Sam TickellDriver Columns

Tragic news from the Rallye du Condroz as the #7 Skoda Fabia R5 left the road and sadly, codriver, Rik Vanlessen lost his life. The details of the crash haven’t[…]

Peugeot’s Bruno Famin on WRX, the future of Peugeot Sport

October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 Sam TickellDriver Columns

After the announcement of Peugeot withdrawing from the FIA World Rallycross Championship, Peugeot Sport boss, Bruno Famin talks about the future of the brand in sport, electrification and the customer[…]

Mission H24 sees debut of hydrogen power car

September 23, 2018 Sam TickellDriver Columns

On Saturday 22 September, the fifth round in the European Le Mans Series at Spa-Francorchamps provided the backdrop to a world début: a hydrogen-powered racing car in action on track[…]

What are the WRC rule changes we can expect to see?

September 21, 2018November 13, 2018 Sam TickellCarlo Canova

The next plenary meeting of the FIA will be held on October 12th, where the next events of the WRC will be discussed among the others. The Promoter WRC in[…]

A return to Rally Turkey and a rough WRC. Why it is a good thing

September 20, 2018November 13, 2018 Sam TickellCarlo Canova

After nine years, Rally Turkey returns, it has moved from Antalya to much more to the northwest on the Sea of Marmara, a very beautiful tourist area. Organization at the[…]

WRC seats in 2019 Everything revolves around Seb Ogier

September 11, 2018November 13, 2018 Sam TickellCarlo Canova

Seb Ogier has a good relationship with M-Sport, but needs continual improvement from the team and Ford Performance. The Anglo-Americans have helped but only to a certain point. Because the[…]

The difference one corner can make…

September 2, 2018September 2, 2018 Sam TickellDriver Columns

The Conxion Omloop van Vlaanderen had been going rather well for Paul Liater in his leading Historic Opel Mantra; for Bert Coene in his Evo X; and for the Porsche[…]

2019-2020 FIA WEC Provisional Calendar Revealed

August 17, 2018 Sam TickellDriver Columns

The 2019-2020 FIA World Endurance Championship calendar announced today heralds the return of two popular venues, São Paulo and Bahrain, and also introduces a revision to the duration of its[…]