It was announced on Wednesday 6th October that Craig Breen would be moving to M-Sport Ford for two full-time seasons, starting from next year. This will be the first time Breen will be competing in a full-time drive in the WRC. Breen has spent the last three seasons driving part-time in the third Hyundai i20.... Read More The post Breen’s move to M-Sport triggers week of driver announcements appeared first on The Cool Down Lap ..read more

The World Rally Championship is looking to enter a new market that hasn’t been tapped by the sport, the USA. The WRC has been adding a number of new events to the calendar over the past few years in an attempt to reach new audiences. This includes a return to the Safari Rally in Kenya,... Read More The post WRC Looking to Enter the US Market in 2022 appeared first on The Cool Down Lap ..read more

The third round of the 2021 WRC calendar took place in a brand-new location; Croatia. Croatia became the 34th different country to host a round of the WRC calendar and have been looking to host an event for the last few years. The removal of WRC Rally Mexico from the 2021 calendar, due to COVID-19,... Read More The post Rally Croatia Review: A new WRC classic? appeared first on The Cool Down Lap ..read more

It was confirmed on the 26th of March that Acropolis will be a part of the 2021 calendar. It is the first time this rally will be used on the WRC calendar since 2013. This comes as the WRC Promoters have signed a multi-year deal with the organisers of the event. The rally dates have been... Read More The post The Acropolis Rally is returning to the WRC calendar appeared first on The Cool Down Lap ..read more

The newest round on the WRC calendar, the Arctic Rally Finland, just got even more interesting. Oliver Solberg, the 19-year old son of the 2003 WRC Champion Petter Solberg, will be making his WRC debut. Oliver’s first drive in the WRC will be with the Hyundai development team, 2C Competition. He will be driving the... Read More The post Oliver Solberg to make WRC debut at the Arctic Rally Finland appeared first on The Cool Down Lap ..read more

Arctic Rally Finland has been added to the WRC calendar to replace Rally Sweden. The latter was cancelled in late 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Arctic Rally Finland will be taking place from the 26th to the 28th of February and is the WRC’s first venture into the Arctic Circle. The full ice... Read More The post Arctic Rally Finland replaces Rally Sweden on the 2021 calendar appeared first on The Cool Down Lap ..read more

One of the few positives different motorsport championships can take from 2020 was the ability to visit new areas and circuits and test out new formats. The WRC did just that when they decided to turn the annual Monza Rally Show into an official calendar event. ACI Rally Monza was one of two new additions... Read More The post How ACI Rally Monza demonstrated a new opportunity for the WRC appeared first on The Cool Down Lap ..read more

The WRC was one of a number of championships that was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with the original 14-rally calendar being reduced to just 7. With the 2021 season starting just 6 weeks after the 2020 season has finished, it’s a quick turn around which could produce some interesting results, especially... Read More The post WRC 2021 – What can we look forward to? appeared first on The Cool Down Lap ..read more