Sebastien Ogier narrowly increased his Rally Sweden advantage over Hyundai's Hayden Paddon with just two stages to run.Volkswagen driver Ogier has led from the start of the rally but saw his lead slashed on Saturday's morning loop by a charging Paddon, who took 23 seconds from the World Rally champion...

Next year's Rally Mexico will run the World Rally Championship's longest stage in 30 years with the 50-mile Guanajuato test on the final morning of the March event.The new stage comprises elements from Guanajuatito, Derramadero and El Brinco. It will run as SS20 on the final morning. Crews will then...

Sebastien Ogier said the shock final-stage crash that cost him Rally Catalunya victory was caused by an over-ambitious pacenote change after the first run.Ogier was checked in hospital in Sunday night after the accident, and reported that he was shaken but otherwise fine. He had been leading the rally by...

Volkswagen Motorsport director Jost Capito says the World Rally Championship has condemned itself to a year of stagnation by canceling plans for its 2015 revamp.WRC Promoter had proposed closing up competition for the rally-deciding Powerstage by dividing the gaps between cars by 10, meaning a 10-second difference in the standings...

The format of the World Rally Championship will not change for next season, following Thursday's meeting between the FIA and series stakeholders.FIA president Jean Todt attended the WRC Commission meeting in Geneva, where an overhaul of the Powerstage – which meant dividing the time difference by a factor of 10...

The 2015 World Rally Championship format will finally be agreed via a specially convened WRC Commission meeting and FIA World Motor Sport Council e-vote next month.Controversial changes to the Powerstage system were expected to be ratified by the WMSC in Beijing earlier this month, but despite getting unanimous WRC Commission...

The 2015 Monte Carlo Rally will break with tradition and run the legendary Col de Turini stage in daylight as part of a number of route changes.For the first time since 2008 more than one stage will run on the Sunday (January 25) as the crews tackle the Col st...

The World Rally Championship will forge ahead with radical format changes for next season, despite the current proposal being rejected by last week's World Motor Sport Council.WRC Promoter's Oliver Ciesla and Volkswagen Motorsport director Jost Capito – the two main players in the new plans – both say they still...

Mikko Hirvonen says he's still got what it takes to win in the World Rally Championship despite struggling for pace at last week's Rally Germany.The Finn was outpaced across an entire event by his junior team-mate Elfyn Evans for the first time in Trier, and he has not won a...

Sebastien Ogier will not rejoin Rally Germany for the final day as his Volkswagen sustained rollcage damage in his Saturday crash.The reigning World Rally champion crashed heavily on leg two's second stage, having already retired from Friday when he went off the road on SS6. Ogier and his co-driver Julien...