It is fantastic to hear Daniel Elena’s voice over the intercom of a WRC machine again, and to see the focus on Sebastien Loeb’s face as he whips his car through the Rally Mexico Shakedown Stage yesterday afternoon. Tune into … Continue reading The Loeb Show, Mexico-style!
Record global TV audiences watched 2017’s unforgettable FIA World Rally Championship season as viewing figures reached a five-year high.
The most exciting and unpredictable championship battle in a decade, in which Sébastien Ogier led M-Sport Ford World Rally Team to a double title success, was watched by a cumulative audience of 848.86 million viewers, according to independent analyst Nielsen Sports.<
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This week’s 15th Rally Guanajuato México marks the first time this season that FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) teams will face the rigours of punishing heat, abrasive gravel and demanding altitude.
México’s now traditional third round of the championship is a far cry from the changing stage surfaces of the Alpes-Maritimes or the sub-zero temperatures of a harsh Swedish winter. Several drivers switched teams in the close season and new partnerships provide new challenges, particularly on a specialised event like Rally México where pre-rally gravel testing could play a key role in determining the outcome at the ceremonial finish on Sunday (March 11) afternoon.
Continue reading “WRC Leaves European Winter For Mexican Heat”
As we approach the end of 2017, and the 2018 World Rally Championship (and domestic Championships) ready for new seasons, we take a look back at the season that was with this high-action season review… Continue reading 2017 in Review
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