Ogier takes his Monte Carlo triple Look at the people who’ve won the Rallye Monte-Carlo three or more times – as Sébastien Ogier now has – and you see some of the greatest names in the history of rallying: Walter Röhrl, Tommi Mäkinen, Carlos Sainz, Sébastien Loeb. Ogier’s victory was… well, classic Ogier, with barely […]
DIFFICULT TO BREAK THE ICE! The specialists all agree, this year is a “proper Monte-Carlo”, featuring the full range of difficulties that can arise at this event. The Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT has not escaped unscathed – far from it! Today, it was Kris Meeke’s turn to run into trouble, the Ulsterman having to […]
MONTE KICKS OFF AFTER DARK The 2017 Rallye Monte-Carlo officially got underway on Thursday evening, with a leg taking competitors from Monaco to Gap. During the evening’s only fully completed stage, Kris Meeke set the fourth fastest time, whilst Stéphane Lefebvre was forced to stop with a mechanical issue. – After setting off from Monaco’s […]
IT’S OFFICIAL…BOTTAS TO MERCEDES AND ANOTHER YEAR OF FELIPE MASSA. Bottas’ move to F1’s most sought after seat provides the opportunity for Brazilian Felipe Massa to come out of retirement to replace the Finn at Williams and pair up with Canadian teenager Lance Stroll. “It’s mega to be driving a Silver Arrow this year,” Bottas […]
CITROËN BEGINS A NEW CHAPTER IN ITS SPORTING HISTORY WITH THE C3 WRC The moment that WRC fans have been desperately waiting for is finally upon us: in a few days, the 2017 World Rally Championship will get underway on the stages of the legendary Rallye Monte-Carlo. The Citroën C3 WRC – designed to meet […]
Dakar dynasties extended in emphatic fashion at chequered flag There was no containing the outpouring of emotion at the finish line of the 2017 Dakar Rally. All offroad racers making it to the end of this year’s edition have stood up extreme weather and terrain on an unprecedented scale. With this being widely regarded as […]