The FIA's World Motor Sport Council meeting has confirmed no privateer drivers will be allowed to enter next generation World Rally Cars in 2017. The news from the Turin meeting means private drivers must be entered on world championship rallies by a manufacturer team.The sport's governing body has been keen...

Sport newsPresent: Lorenzo Bertelli, FWRT Jari-Matti Latvala, Volkswagen Motorsport Thierry Neuville, Hyundai Motorsport Eric Camilli, M-Sport World Rally TeamQ: Lorenzo, good to have you back, we missed you on the last round; are you fully recovered, is your ankle okay now? LB: Yes, it is okay. Just a little pain...

World Rally Championship drivers will meet with FIA rally director Jarmo Mahonen to clarify the situation over the cars' onboard "SOS" button following the Lorenzo Bertelli controversy in Portugal.There had been mounting concern from the drivers in the series following comments made by WRC Commission president Carlos Barbosa surrounding an...

Sport newsPre-event Press Conference Thursday 11 JunePresent: Lorenzo Bertelli, FWRT Jari-Matti Latvala, Volkswagen Motorsport Elfyn Evans, M-Sport World Rally Team Kris Meeke, Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Hayden Paddon, Hyundai Motorsport NQ: Lorenzo, it has been a big step up for you into WRC. It was fantastic when...

FIA World Rally Championship Commission president Carlos Barbosa has angrily denied any question of a safety issue following Lorenzo Bertelli's crash at last month's Rally of Portugal.Bertelli's FWRT squad issued a statement claiming he had been denied medical attention following the SS10 accident in which he banged his head on...

Robert Kubica will return to the World Rally Championship at next week's Rally of Portugal driving one of the five all-new Ford Fiesta RS WRCs. Preparation of the Polish star's car, pictured, is currently being finalized at M-Sport's UK headquarters, with the Fiesta expected to run for the first time...