Hyundai Motorsport's i20 R5 has been delayed by last-minute homologation complications, forcing works driver Kevin Abbring to miss the Tour of Corsica shakedown.The Dutchman and his British co-driver Sebastian Marshall were forced to sit out final preparations for France's World Rally Championship event, while the FIA finalised its checks on...

The FIA is investigating the use of the Panzerplatte stage and ways to make it safer in the wake of Stephane Lefebvre's Rally Germany crash last weekend.The Baumholder military testing area has been part of the event since its arrival in the World Rally Championship in 2002. The stage is...

Craig Breen believes he's never felt so at home in a rally car than during his World Rally Championship return, his first outing in a works-specification Citroen DS 3 WRC.The Irishman and co-driver Scott Martin finished Rally Sweden eighth overall, having posted a third-fastest stage time on his first outing...

Volkswagen has confirmed only minor changes to its Polo R WRC on the eve of its third straight World Rally Championship title defense. The car – which has won 34 of the last 39 world rallies – will feature a strengthened front subframe with further strength also being built into...

Kris Meeke will lead Citroen's World Rally Championship program for the next three years. The Northern Irishman, who won his first WRC rally in Argentina during the 2015 season, has penned a new deal with the manufacturer.With Citroen not running a factory WRC team in 2016, Meeke will spend the...

Leading World Rally Championship drivers have criticized Rally Australia organizers for the decision to run a night stage.The Valla test was run in its entirety in darkness with dust clouds making the stage – in the WRC drivers' eyes – unacceptably dangerous."Rally leader Sebastien Ogier told AUTOSPORT. "We all said...

Jari-Matti Latvala has admitted he will not take risks to try to catch Rally Argentina leader Kris Meeke, having fallen to third at the end of Friday's leg.After suffering a transmission fault on his Volkswagen Polo R WRC and seeing the gap to the leading Citroen mushroom to more than...

Sebastien Loeb will return to the Monte Carlo Rally under Rally2 regulations on Saturday after retiring from Friday's action on the road section back to Gap.Loeb, who led the event for much of the opening day, damaged the left-rear suspension on his Citroen DS 3 WRC on the final stage."It...

Nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb will return to the series for 2015's season-opening Monte Carlo Rally.Loeb will drive a Citroen DS 3 WRC in an effort to promote the DS brand – but the team has emphasized this is a one-off outing for the man who has won on...