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Why McErlean’s career-best WRC performance at Acropolis was so important
03 Juuli 2026

A career-best World Rally Championship result achieved at Acropolis Rally Greece was “quite a relief” after a “disaster” of a start to the season, according to Josh McErlean.
The M-Sport-Ford driver headed into Greece’s punishing stages having endured a difficult first half of the campaign that had yielded only three top 10 finishes.
Mistakes in Monte Carlo and Portugal proved...Keep reading
New WRC constructor gearing up for maiden 2027 car test
30 Juuni 2026

The first tuner operation to commit to the World Rally Championship’s 2027 regulations is gearing up to test its WRC27 challenger in August ahead of next year’s impending change in rallying’s top tier.
Founded by experienced motorsport engineer Lionel Hansen, former FIA rally director and Citroen WRC boss Yves Matton and Prospeed, Project Rally One announced plans to design, build and...Keep reading
WRC Acropolis Rally Greece: Evans’ WRC lead grows after seatbelt penalties
29 Juuni 2026

Adrien Fourmaux and Josh McErlean have been issued with one-minute penalties after their respective co-drivers failed to fasten seat belts properly during Acropolis Rally Greece.
The regulation breaches occurred during stage 12 and stage 16 of the gravel rally. In Fourmaux’s case the Hyundai driver stopped his i20 N in stage 12 on Saturday evening to change a punctured front right tyre and...Keep reading