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Ogier was "never really attracted much" by Dakar as he rules out future outing

World Rally Championship star Sebastien Ogier has ruled out taking part in the Dakar Rally in the future, saying he has “never been really attracted” by the prospect of competing in the cross-country event.

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Ogier was "never really attracted" by Dakar as he rules out future outing

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WRC champion Rovanpera reveals Le Mans ambition

The two-time WRC champion made his circuit racing debut last weekend finishing an impressive fourth and fifth in a pair of Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux races at Zandvoort.

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The petrolhead obsession that drives WRC champion Rovanpera

Rallying, circuit racing, drifting and starring in a hip-hop video are all activities in Kalle Rovanpera’s 2024 ‘gap year’ calendar. It’s fair to say life is pretty good at the moment for the reigning two-time World Rally champion, who has rewritten the record books.

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Did the WRC’s shorter sprint-style format work?

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.

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Sordo’s WRC future unknown after Sardinia podium

The 41-year-old capped his 191st WRC start by coming through to finish third behind Hyundai team-mate Ott Tanak and Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier - the top two were separated by just by 0.2s.

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WRC Rally Sardinia: Points leader Neuville crashes out, Tanak leads Ogier

Tanak became embroiled in an intense fight with overnight leader Sebastien Ogier (Toyota) across the morning’s rough gravel stages with the lead changing hands twice, before Tanak ended the loop with a 3.5s lead.

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WRC drivers back “more intense” sprint format trial

The WRC is conducting a trial of a new shorter format at the Italian Island gravel rally, which it hopes could offer event organisers more flexibility and help improve the championship's promotion. A move to vary event formats, to include endurance and sprint rallies from next season, is a key…

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How to watch WRC's Rally Sardinia: Schedule, line-up and more

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.

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Tanak not far from “being in the fight” after Portugal WRC victory challenge

The 2019 world champion ignited his season last weekend by ending a 2024 podium drought after losing out in an intense victory battle with Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier.

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Rovanpera explains WRC Portugal exit from the lead

The Toyota driver started the Saturday morning loop setting a blistering pace that resulted in a stage 10 win to open up a 6.7s lead over team-mate and fellow 2024 part-time driver Sebastien Ogier.

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WRC Portugal: Katsuta leads as inspired Neuville impresses

Toyota driver Katsuta, starting sixth on the road, produced a strong and consistent pace across Friday morning’s four stages to take a 2.9s lead over Neuville at the midday tyre fitting zone.

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WRC drivers expect Portugal to deliver "most competitive" victory fight

This weekend marks the start of the traditional gravel rally season welcoming the strongest Rally1 field of the season to date, comprising five previous Portugal winners.

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How to watch WRC's Rally Portugal: schedule, line-up and more

The 2024 WRC season is as open as it comes with four different winners in as many rounds to commence the campaign. Championship leader Thierry Neuville kicked things off with victory in the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally, before Esapekka Lappi won in Sweden, Kalle Rovanpera in Kenya and finally Sebastien…

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Evans: New points system offered “zero reward” from “mega” WRC battle

The Toyota driver has been among the most critical of the new points system and again brought the subject back into question after finishing second behind team-mate Sebastien Ogier.

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WRC Croatia: Relentless Neuville fends off Evans to hold narrow lead

The title rivals were locked in a titanic scrap across the day’s eight stages, which saw the lead change hands and the margin between the pair never exceeding five seconds, having started Saturday tied on overall times.

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WRC Croatia: Neuville edges clear of Evans, Ogier in pursuit

Neuville and Evans started the day tied for the lead after ending Friday on identical times, and the fiercely competitive battle continued across the morning’s four stages.

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WRC Croatia: Neuville, Evans tied for the lead after eight stages

Hyundai’s Neuville and Toyota’s Evans couldn’t be split after 119.74 competitive stage kilometres, ending the day with identical overall times.

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WRC Croatia: Neuville sets the pace to lead title rival Evans

The Hyundai driver set the pace winning three of the four stages to open up an 8.6s lead over nearest title rival Evans.

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Why tough love has allowed Fourmaux to reach new WRC heights

Three rounds into the 2024 World Rally Championship season, a compelling case could be made for Adrien Fourmaux to be classed as the driver of the season so far. The Frenchman has turned heads on his full-time Rally1 return, exceeding both his and the M-Sport Ford team’s expectations to sit…

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How to watch WRC's Croatia Rally: schedule, line-up and more

The World Rally Championship is set for a return to asphalt stages at the Croatia Rally after a gruelling weekend on gravel in Kenya last time out.

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How to watch WRC's Rally Sweden: schedule, line-up and more

Thierry Neuville started his hunt for the 2024 World Rally Championship crown in the perfect manner by scoring maximum points at the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally.

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Analysis: The big questions after the debut of the WRC’s new points system

The World Rally Championship’s new points system, that is complicated upon first glance, has divided opinion in the service park and among fans. Several drivers voiced their criticism of the revamp in the lead up to the rally, with the most common gripes being that it is too complicated and…

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Abiteboul: Monte Carlo WRC winner Neuville has never been stronger

Neuville delivered arguably the best drive of his WRC career to defeat nine-time Monte Carlo winner Sebastien Ogier by 16.1s after emerging victorious from an intense head-to-head battle.

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WRC Monte Carlo: Evans sets pace as 2024 season begins

Last year’s championship runner-up blitzed the pair of night stages held in dry conditions to open up a 15.1s lead over Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville.

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