The grip issues Hyundai is suffering on gravel rallies probably cannot be cured until the 2017 World Rally Championship, reckons Hayden Paddon.Though Hyundai has won two rallies with Paddon and Thierry Neuville this year, it has struggled for pace on the first pass of gravel stages when grip is lower....

The FIA has quashed plans for a control tire in the 2017 World Rally Championship, but admitted it remains an option for after next year.Earlier this month WRC Promoter confirmed discussions about a return to a single tire supply were ongoing. This proved controversial at a time when tire competition...

Two-time World Rally Champion Marcus Gronholm has tested the first incarnation of Volkswagen's 2017 Polo R WRC. The Polo will form part of the next generation of the world championship, with louder, faster and more extreme cars competing in the series.Gronholm drove the car for three days in Finland last...