The FIA has launched an investigation into the Rally of Portugal organizers' handling of Hayden Paddon's fiery crash last month.The Ponte de Lima stage was allowed to continue while Paddon's Hyundai burned at the side of the road.It was only stopped when Ott Tanak crashed his Ford Fiesta RS WRC...

Rally of Portugal clerk of the course Pedro Almeida has defended the handling of Hayden Paddon's fiery crash on last week's World Rally Championship round.Almeida admitted he had been prepared to allow the whole World Rally Car field past Paddon's burning Hyundai and only stopped the stage when Ott Tanak's...

One win. One win's nice. But it's only one. Did you earn it? Did you luck into it? Could you do it again?Those kind of questions can nag away at the one-timers. And the longer it takes for one to become two, the louder the voice gets in your head.No...

Volkswagen team principal Jost Capito has warned results like Kris Meeke's Rally of Portugal win could devalue the World Rally Championship.Capito said the WRC was in danger of confusing the general public if drivers not contesting the whole series started winning regularly – with Meeke benefiting from a favorable road...

Kris Meeke will head into the Rally of Portugal's final day with a 43.5-second lead after three-time World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier closed the gap on Saturday afternoon.Meeke suffered from the extra weight and lack of stability in his Citroen DS 3 WRC thanks to taking an extra spare wheel,...

Hayden Paddon says the Rally of Portugal fire that destroyed his Hyundai World Rally Car was far too high a price to pay for what began as a small incident.Paddon's i20 WRC was consumed by fire just minutes after he slid off the road and down a bank on the...

Kris Meeke continues to lead the Rally of Portugal ahead of World Rally Championship leader Sebastien Ogier, after the stewards awarded Meeke a stage win following Hayden Paddon's fiery incident.Paddon went off on the second running of the Ponte de Lima stage, with his Hyundai i20 causing a fire. That...

Kris Meeke has been returned to the Rally of Portugal lead after organisers handed him the fastest time on the stage interrupted by Hayden Paddon's fiery crash.Paddon and Ott Tanak crashed on the afternoon's first stage, Ponte de Lima, forcing the organizers to neutralize the test before rally leader Meeke...

Rally Argentina winner Hayden Paddon says he relishes the chance to take World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier on in a straight fight at this week's Rally of Portugal.The Hyundai driver bagged his first WRC win from a preferential place on the road in South America last month, but this week...

Kris Meeke says expectations for his and Citroen's return to the World Rally Championship at this week's Rally of Portugal should be low.Meeke challenged for victory on the first two rallies of his part-time 2016 WRC program in Monte Carlo and Sweden before each time hitting a rock and retiring....