The Latest Breaking News from WMSC

As previously reported, it was widely expected that the FIA would make a U-turn on its February proposal to phase out Rally1 cars in their current guise. The decision was ratified at today's WMSC meeting held at Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

In a statement, the governing body said the document will soon provide “for the first time a globally consistent reference point to support not only drivers as they develop throughout their careers, but also the race officials and stewards”.

The world motorsport governing body has shared its key objectives for the future of the WRC which was presented at today’s World Motor Sport Council.

Each of the WEC’s two classes from next season, Hypercar and LMGT3, will have two sessions at each regular round: the fastest 10 cars from a 12-minute qualifying period will go through to the Hyperpole session lasting 10 minutes that sets the first five rows of the grid in each…