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Rally Portugal criticism forces WRC, FIA to rethink their plans

The World Rally Championship and the FIA are working to address future event schedules after Rally Portugal’s extreme itinerary drew widespread criticism from drivers.

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Rally Portugal criticism causes WRC & FIA to address event schedules

The World Rally Championship and the FIA are working to address future event schedules after Rally Portugal’s extreme itinerary drew widespread criticism from drivers.

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Sebastien Ogier laments “most demanding” rally ever at WRC Portugal

Sebastien Ogier declared his record-extending seventh Rally Portugal triumph among the most physically demanding rallies of his storied World Rally Championship career.

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Ogier: Rally Portugal among most physically demanding of WRC career

Sebastien Ogier declared his record-extending seventh Rally Portugal triumph among the most physically demanding rallies of his storied World Rally Championship career.

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WRC Portugal: Sebastien Ogier extends record with another win

Sebastien Ogier came through a marathon Rally Portugal to claim a record extending seventh World Rally Championship victory at the gravel rally.

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WRC Portugal: Sebastien Ogier claims record-extending win

Sebastien Ogier came through a marathon Rally Portugal to claim a record extending seventh World Rally Championship victory at the gravel rally.

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Rally Portugal: Sebastien Ogier leads WRC field as Ott Tanak hits trouble

A critical power steering failure severely dented Ott Tanak’s hopes of a first win of the World Rally Championship season, handing Sébastien Ogier the Rally Portugal lead.

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Tanak power steering issue hands Ogier surprise Rally Portugal lead

A cruel power steering failure severely dented Ott Tanak’s hopes of a first win of the World Rally Championship season, handing Sebastien Ogier the Rally Portugal lead.

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Sudden failure forces Adrien Fourmaux out of Rally Portugal victory fight

Adrien Fourmaux exited the Rally Portugal victory battle in unfortunate circumstances, which has helped relieve the pressure on Hyundai World Rally Championship team-mate and rally leader Ott Tanak.

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Sudden failure forces Fourmaux out of Rally Portugal victory fight

Adrien Fourmaux exited the Rally Portugal victory battle in unfortunate circumstances, which has helped relieve the pressure on Hyundai World Rally Championship team-mate and rally leader Ott Tanak.

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How to watch WRC's Rally Sardinia: Schedule, line-up and more

Sebastien Ogier claimed a record-breaking sixth Rally Portugal victory last time out, but it was Thierry Neuville who left the weekend with the biggest laugh.

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Gravel Notes Podcast: WRC Portugal review

Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais emerged from a rally that had five different leaders to defeat Hyundai’s rejuvenated Ott Tanak to take a second win of the season by 7.9s. The victory marked a record sixth Rally Portugal triumph, moving him one clear of WRC legend Markku Alen.

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Ogier: Surpassing Markku Alen’s WRC Portugal record “means a lot”

Eight-time world champion Ogier added yet another record to his glittering resume by scoring a record sixth career Rally Portugal after beating Hyundai’s Ott Tanak by 7.9s. The triumph marked Ogier’s 60th WRC win and his second from three rallies during a part-time campaign for Toyota this year.

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What the teams made of WRC’s vision to improve promotion

The WRC Promoter presented its vision to its key stakeholder group, which included Hyundai, Toyota, Ford, Stellantis and Skoda alongside representatives from the FIA during a meeting at Rally Portugal on Saturday.

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How to watch WRC's Rally Portugal: schedule, line-up and more

The 2024 WRC season is as open as it comes with four different winners in as many rounds to commence the campaign. Championship leader Thierry Neuville kicked things off with victory in the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally, before Esapekka Lappi won in Sweden, Kalle Rovanpera in Kenya and finally Sebastien…

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WRC looking to add F1-style team radio to TV broadcasts

The WRC Promoter is keen to improve the championship’s ability to tell stories to its viewers during events and has appointed a special consultant who will begin work on the team radio concept from next month’s Rally Portugal.

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Hyundai investigating running a fourth WRC car next year

The manufacturer has fielded three cars in the WRC’s top tier since 2019 but is considering expanding its line-up to four for the 2024 season. The last time it ran four cars in a WRC event was 2018 Rally Portugal when it entered Thierry Neuville, Dani Sordo, Hayden Paddon and…

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Hyundai investigating running fourth WRC car next year

The Korean manufacturer has fielded three cars in the WRC’s top tier since 2019 but is considering expanding its line-up to four for the 2024 season. The last time it ran four cars in a WRC event was 2018 Rally Portugal when it entered Thierry Neuville, Dani Sordo, Hayden Paddon…

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The important WRC discussion triggered by Neuville's outburst

No matter what the business, if you stand still and fail to innovate as markets change there is a risk of being left behind and the prospect of not achieving the potential. This is the crux of Thierry Neuville’s comments made in the lead up to Rally Portugal. The Hyundai…

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WRC invites drivers to share ideas on future of the category

The move arrives following Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville’s comments prior to last weekend’s Rally Portugal where he called for the WRC to “react” after stating that rallying’s top tier is at a critical point and requires change to appeal to fans and attract new manufacturers.

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The F1 driver coach rallying for a cause with support from Stroll and Alonso

Miami Grand Prix to Rally Portugal isn’t a usual back-to-back but this is the reality for the 45-year-old former racing driver turned driver coach. The last 10 years has seen Pinto become part of Stroll’s support team travelling to every grand prix acting as the Canadian’s driver coach. However, it…

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WRC Rally Portugal: Everything you need to know

Portugal’s rough stages represents the start of the WRC’s gravel season with this round the first of seven consecutive rallies held on the loose surfaces.

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The quick fixes that averted a WRC cockpit crisis

When in-car temperatures spiked at potentially dangerous levels on Rally Portugal, a fast-track process was triggered for teams and the governing body to deal with the issue on the new-for-2022 WRC Rally1 cars

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WRC Portugal: Rovanpera extends lead to close in on victory

Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera has moved a step closer to winning Rally Portugal after extending his lead over teammate Elfyn Evans in tricky wet conditions on Sunday morning.

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Rovanpera shocked to be leading WRC Rally Portugal

Kalle Rovanpera says he is surprised to be leading Rally Portugal heading into the final day given the disadvantage of starting the gravel rally by opening the road.

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