Quite a shock, Kalle retires from WRC

Sami Pajari was at the local Toyota dealer with Yaris Rally1

In what is set to be the last time the Central European Rally is part of the #WRC calendar, the event has changed 72% of its route for a more compact and exciting edition of the tri-state rally 🤔 Full Route Preview here 👇 www.powerslideblog.com/wrc-route-pr...

Meanwhile in Italy: Finnish Future Star Aatu Hakalehto drives his first tarmac rally and finished 2nd with some stage class wins. Tuukka Kauppinen and Jarkko Nikara cannot match his pace.

Busy week for Rally2 development: Toyota tests in Greece, Lancia unveils its Rally2 proposal & Citroën tests an evolution of the C3 #Rally2, with a centered exhaust pipe to better remove air from under the car (for more grip) #WRClive #WRCliveES #WRCjp 📹 by AdRallye

Ogier is the first driver to win WRC in all continents. Loeb never won in Africa, Sainz never in North America, Kankkunen never in Asia.

OK, what is this? www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgmE...

The approval of 2 extra chassis jokers for 2026, along with Hyundai’s confirmed entry, has shifted Rally1 development plans. Here's our look at the potential upgrades ahead for late 2025 & 2026. #WRClive #WRCliveES #WRCjp #WRC #WRCinParaguay 📸Alex Bégot www.wrcwings.tech/2025/08/25/r...

Despite losing their WRC round, Germany wants to return to the WRC in 2027, with the rally returning to the vineyard stages 👀 The service park would be at the Nurburgring. rallye-magazin.de #WRC

Second brand new rally of the season. A mix between Safari, Poland and Australia, so that might be an interesting one especially if it rains. Also crowd control and behaviour is a question mark.

The verdict on Finland’s Ouninpohja experiment#WRC

Spectating rally in 2025. How many are not looking through a phone screen?

Interesting comments from Toyota's Technical Director to RallyJournal.com on the WRC27 Tech Regulations, the main framework of which has already been agreed, although some questions remain open #WRClive #WRCliveES #WRCjp rallyjournal.com/major-revela...

Request to WRC Promoter: end the contract of Mike Chen. Reason: not doing his job as well as should be done. Talking all the time falsy facts and not noticing what happens on screen, for example two big moments for Ogier today.

Let's see what the average speed will be on this stage. I presume 137 km/h on first pass and 138.5 km/h on power stage

Sebastien Ogier must have felt at home doing this hairpin turn in Leustu, a rare feature in Rally Finland

Is it the jumps which are holding Martins Sesks back from his Latvia pace? Not based on this performance in Parkkola

Taka airlines

Audience calling for their hero in Ruuhimäki

Kalle Rovanperä using all of the road on Laukaa 2 after heavy rain

Loose gravel was Tänak’s only problem on first pass of Saarikas. Second time he crashed here

Rally Finland starts here! 😍

The FIA announced today that teams will have 2 additional homologation jokers for chassis development, bringing the total to 6 between 2025 and 2026. So far, Hyundai has used 3 and Toyota 1, according to the latest homologation list published #WRClive #WRCliveES #WRCjp #RallyFinland

BIG and GREAT news of today ‼️ HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT ‼️ confirmed to stay in #WRC 2026 planetemarcus.com/hyundai-cont...

RBR keeps getting better. Kuri Bush 1 is my favourite stage, and now looks nicer than before youtu.be/-6khI0KEWTE?...

Sarah Rumeau off and lost wheel on SS4 of Hyacenter ralli

nakoislehti.media.fi/keskisuomala... New URL for Rally Finland spectator guide

Nice video by the Official WRC account with Toyota Technical Director Tom Fowler explaining the aerodynamics of #Rally1 cars in the fastest events... really worths watching it! #WRClive #WRCliveES #WRCjp #rallyestonia #RallyFinland youtu.be/RukXcqw-6Jg?... via YouTube

itgetsfasternow.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/r... I couldn't leave this article unwritten, it's my favourite rally coming up with a great route. Can't wait!

Oliver Solberg has seemed to avoid tarmac rallies in his WRC2 campaign over the past three years. His only tarmac rallies (in addition to Monte) are Croatia 2023, CER 2024 and Canarias 2025. Need quickly practice on that to be ready for full seasons and title fights!

I am thinking of Ken Block 43 and how proud he would be to see a Monster logo on the top step of the #WRC podium OLIVER SOLBERG you have done one of your idols and mentors proud

Toyota should now somehow upgrade Oliver to Rally1 for Finland. Buy a nice beach holiday for Ogier? Of course difficult when it's a "home event" for Taka and Sami as well, don't want to drop them for sure.

I remember thinking there will be no more new WRC winners anymore after Kalle before the sport collapses. But happy to be wrong with that. Big congrats to Oliver Solberg, amazing show, hats off, totally ready for top class and title fight. 🤩

Found my old rally gear, will wear this in Secto this year 😎

Ott Tänak has retired on SS3 the last two Rally Finlands and not superrallied. That means he has never driven Västilä in rally speed, and the last time he did Ouninpohja was 2017 and last time in Myhinpää in this direction in 2014. A big disadvantage compared to others.

Rally Finland 2025 spectator guide is out, earlier than last year! nakoislehti.media.fi/keskisuomala...

NACA ducts have been around in the WRC for a long time. If you want to know how they work, what their advantages/disadvantages are and which cars have featured them in WRC history, just click here www.wrcwings.tech/2025/07/14/n... #WRClive #WRCliveES #WRCjp #RallyEstonia

Route preview video of Rally Finland 2025. Talking to camera in the woods, maps and clips of the stages. (Rally) English with subtitles. youtu.be/YI40_a4KuZM?...

2026 will mark the 70th running of the Acropolis Rally. 🇬🇷 To celebrate that occasion, I will be taking a look at how the route of the rally evolved through the years, in a series of posts. The first part is about the 1973-1980 era 🏁 #WRC | #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷 www.powerslideblog.com/route-histor...

I got inspired to write a blog post! itgetsfasternow.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/r...

Some issues with Rally Chile organizing... rallyjournal.com/multi-millio...

Excited enough about Rally Estonia? 🤨 Why not take a peek at what this year's stages look like this year in this route preview 👀 #RallyEstonia 🇪🇪 | #WRC www.powerslideblog.com/wrc-route-pr...

Our review of the aerodynamics of one of the most iconic (and successful) cars of the Group B era, the Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Evolution 2 www.wrcwings.tech/2025/07/02/p... #WRClive #WRCliveES #WRCjp

Fourmax testing today in Finland

We’re halfway through the 2025 WRC season, and there’s already plenty to talk about. 🤔 Just like last year, we’re taking a closer look at who’s been the fastest, who’s been the most consistent, and how drivers are performing compared to 2024. 📊 powerslideblog.com/powerslide-sta…#WRCRC

The first pass of Aghii Theodori was a puncture fest in WRC2 😬 #WRC | #AcropolisRally 🇬🇷

Rare and unseen footage from 1000 Lakes Rally 1991, including a shot of Sainz going slow after his late Saturday night crash on the Surkee stage and Kankkunen catching him www.youtube.com/watch?v=bARq...

The FIA Technical Dept. worked on #Rally3 Technical Regulations that will allow OEMs to homologate bigger segment cars, particularly SUVs, from 2026, according to FIA 2024 Activity Report published last week activityreport2024.fia.com #WRClive #WRCliveES #WRCjp

And Agioi Theodoroi is even more, 95km since 1999