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FIA dishes WRC driver $50,000 fine for F-word on live TV

Simon Chapman — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 21:02:56 +0000

WRC star Adrien Fourmaux has become the first driver to be sanctioned under the updated FIA International Sporting Code.

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Ogier takes 10th Rally Monte-Carlo win

Simon Chapman — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 21:03:59 +0000

Sebastien Ogier has racked up his 10th Rally Monte-Carlo win, leading a one-two for Toyota in the FIA World Rally Championship season opener.

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‘A day to forget’: Double crash hurts Hyundai in Monte-Carlo

Simon Chapman — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 22:06:38 +0000

FIA World Rally Championship legend Sebastien Ogier held a slender 12.6-second lead after SS9 of Rally Monte-Carlo on a day that tested the resolve of Hyundai’s best drivers.

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Ogier concedes early Monte Carlo lead after ‘lucky’ escape

Simon Chapman — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:33:05 +0000

The 2025 FIA World Rally Championship is underway in earnest – and it’s Thierry Neuville who has a slender lead for Hyundai in Rally Monte-Carlo.

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WRC dumps highly controversial points system

Simon Chapman — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:42:01 +0000

The FIA World Rally Championship will move away from its maligned points system that lasted just one season.

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Hyundai drops massive hint about WRC future

Simon Chapman — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:41:37 +0000

Could a massive regulation change be what keeps Korean manufacturer Hyundai interested in the FIA World Rally Championship long-term?

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FIA reveals massive cost-cutting exercise for new-look WRC

Simon Chapman — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:48:31 +0000

The FIA World Rally Championship has finally settled on its 2027 technical regulations after extensive debate.

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Terrifying near-death moment mars WRC decider

Simon Chapman — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 23:53:26 +0000

A split second decision saved one competitor’s life in the FIA World Rally Championship season finale in Japan.

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Neuville delivered first WRC title after rival’s ‘complete disaster’

Simon Chapman — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 23:09:26 +0000

Thierry Neuville is finally an FIA World Rally Championship winner after a dramatic climax to the title race in Japan.

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Hybrid dead? WRC becomes latest to abandon electric power

Simon Chapman — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 23:40:22 +0000

FIA World Rally Championship organisers have abandoned hybrid power for 2025 after just three years with the system.

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