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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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WRC Safari Rally: The Good, The Bad and a battle between champions

Top Performer - Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais

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WRC Safari Rally: Ogier holds off Rovanpera to claim victory in tense finish

The eight-time world champion and co-driver Vincent Landais came under pressure from championship leader Rovanpera across Sunday’s final six stages to clinch his third win of a partial 2023 WRC campaign by 6.7s. The margin was the closest in the event’s 70-year history.

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WRC Safari Rally: Rovanpera puts pressure on Ogier to set up grandstand finish

The Toyota duo continued an enthralling head-to-head as championship leader Rovanpera applied pressure on long-time leader Ogier to reduce the gap to 13.6s with three stages remaining.

Autosport

WRC Safari Rally: Rovanpera scythes into Ogier’s lead as rain causes chaos

Eight-time world champion Ogier started Saturday with a 22.8s lead and the Toyota driver went on to stamp his authority on the event in the afternoon.

Autosport

WRC Safari Rally: Rovanpera nibbles at Ogier’s lead as conditions worsen

The eight-time world champion came through challenging damp and muddy conditions to preserve his lead, although Ogier's overnight advantage over championship leader Rovanpera was cut by 0.7s to 22.1s.

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WRC Safari Rally: Everything you need to know

The rally has prided itself on being one of the WRC’s jewel in the crown events given its difficulty to win. Its unique stages feature a mix of rough gravel and soft sandy roads sprawled across Kenya’s iconic wildlife-filled savannah. amid changeable weather, poses an altogether different challenge for crews.

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WRC Sardinia: Neuville heads Hyundai 1-2 to boost title hopes

Neuville and co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe enjoyed a relatively comfortable run through Sunday’s four stages to complete a 33 seconds victory from Hyundai team-mate Esapekka Lappi.

Autosport

WRC Sardinia: Neuville extends lead with first win of 2023 in sight

Despite holding a healthy 36.4s overnight lead, Neuville elected to push while the majority of his rivals opted to preserve their cars and tyres.

Motorsport

WRC Sardinia: Ogier reclaims lead from Lappi as water splashes wreak havoc

The eight-time world champion started the loop 0.1s adrift but ended with an 18.2s lead after the pair enjoyed a thrilling battle before Lappi's challenge began to unravel in the final two stages.

Autosport

WRC Sardinia: Ogier stuns to lead Lappi after gruelling Friday morning

The Toyota driver, returning to the World Rally Championship after sitting out last month’s visit to Portugal, won two of three gruelling gravel stages to head to midday service with a 16.3s lead.

Motorsport

Drivers welcome opportunity to share ideas to improve the WRC

The championship has been pushing for a meeting with the series’ drivers to discuss the future direction of the category following Thierry Neuville’s comments in Portugal last month, where he declared the WRC needs to “change” to improve engagement with manufacturers, media and the fans.

Autosport

WRC Rally Sardinia: Everything you need to know

Sardinia is renowned for its brutal rough gravel stages that test the WRC drivers and cars to the limit, and this year marks the event's 20-year anniversary.

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WRC Portugal: The Good, The Bad and Rovanpera's return to form

Top Performer - Kalle Rovanpera and Jonne Halttunen

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WRC Portugal: Rovanpera kickstarts title defence with dominant win

The Toyota driver rekindled the devastating form that saw the Finn become the youngest ever world champion to defeat Hyundai’s Dani Sordo by 54.7s after three days of competition across Portugal’s tough gravel stages.

Motorsport

WRC Portugal: Rovanpera maintains lead, Neuville loses podium

The Toyota driver will head into the event's final stage with a 47.8s lead over Hyundai’s Dani Sordo.

Autosport

WRC Portugal: Relentless Rovanpera in control after Saturday domination

The reigning world rally champion won five of the day’s seven tests to transform an overnight 10.8s advantage into a 57.5s lead, as the Finn moved closer to a first WRC win since New Zealand last October.

Autosport

WRC Portugal: Rovanpera charges into commanding lead, Loubet retires

The Toyota driver started the day with a 10.8s advantage but a stunning drive to sweep the trio of stages allowed the Finn to open up a 52.4s lead over Hyundai’s Dani Sordo.

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WRC Portugal: Rovanpera pulls away from Sordo on Saturday morning loop

The Toyota driver started the day with a 10.8s advantage but a stunning drive resulted in the Finn to clean sweep the trio of stages to open up a 52.4s-lead over Hyundai’s Dani Sordo.

Autosport

WRC Portugal: Faultless Rovanpera heads Sordo after leaderboard shake up

The Toyota driver produced an head turning display despite being disadvantaged by road position to end the day leading Hyundai’s Dani Sordo by 10.8s. Rovanpera won three of the day’s eight stages to become the fourth different leader of the event to date.

Motorsport

WRC points leader Elfyn Evans crashes out of Rally Portugal

The Toyota driver went off the road 13.8 kilometres into stage seven (Mortagua, 18.5km) while occupying sixth position after difficult day opening the gravel roads.

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WRC points leader Evans crashes out of Rally Portugal

The Toyota driver went off the road 13.8 kilometres into stage seven (Mortagua, 18.5km) while occupying sixth position after difficult day opening the gravel roads.

Autosport

WRC Rally Portugal: Everything you need to know

Portugal’s rough stages represents the start of the WRC’s gravel season with this round the first of seven consecutive rallies held on the loose surfaces.

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Breakthrough WRC win leaves Evans with mixed emotions

The Toyota driver scored a first WRC win since Finland in October 2021 after he and co-driver Scott Martin came through to chalk up a comfortable 27.0s victory over M-Sport’s Ott Tanak on Croatia’s asphalt stages.

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Neuville crash gifts Evans lead in Rally Croatia

Zagreb (Croatia) (AFP) - Elfyn Evans took command of Rally Croatia on Saturday after Thierry Neuville's Hyundai, sporting the Irish flag in tribute to teammate Craig Breen, crashed out of contention.

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