SPIN, The Rally Pod

Sébastien Loeb's record-breaking victory against Sébastien Ogier, Hyundai's worrying debut and Adrien Fourmaux's early bath are all discussed as the team review the 2022 Monte Carlo Rally. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The first round of the World Rally Championship's hybrid era begins this week, but what can we expect from the Monte? And is Hyundai in trouble without a defined lead driver or team principal? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The full podcast team is back together for the first time in 2022 and wonders if the WRC's hybrid rules have gone far enough, and there's chat about Colin Clark's WRC 2021 season rankings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Colin Clark sat down with Mohammed Ben Sulayem a few weeks ago to hear what the now FIA president's plans for the future of rallying are. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

After three years in charge, Andrea Adamo has left Hyundai. Colin Clark and David Evans discuss the impact he had not just on his team, but the WRC as a whole. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The SPIN, The Rally Pod team dissect the final round of the 2021 WRC season at Monza, and wonder whether an eighth title makes Sebastien Ogier the greatest driver in WRC history. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Twenty years to the day since winning the 2001 World Rally Championship title alongside Richard Burns, we talk to Robert Reid about that incredible season - how they managed to win and what it meant for their future. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The battle for the World Rally Championship goes to the final round again in 2021, but which of Sébastien Ogier or Elfyn Evans will come out on top in Italy? Our rallying experts consider what each of the Toyota drivers needs to do to win the title, and why both are so relaxed in the build-up to the biggest weekend of the season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

For the first time since 2009, Rally Spain will include no gravel stages. Will that liven up the spectacle or simply make it more dull? That's a key question in the latest edition of SPIN, The Rally Pod as the team also wonders who is favorite to win the event and indeed the 2021 world championship. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...

In a busy news week for the WRC, the team discuss Elfyn Evans' superb Rally Finland win and assess who has done the best business in the WRC driver market for next year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

With today's big announcement that Craig Breen is an M-Sport driver, hear from Craig, his co-driver Paul Nagle, father Ray and M-Sport's team principal Rich Millener about the move and what the partnership can achieve. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It's Rally Finland, but not as we know it. An October date - two months later than normal - brings with it new challenges, which are laid out by the DirtFish team in our preview podcast. As well as trying to predict who might win round 10 of the WRC season, there's also a look at what to expect from Esapekka Lappi on his return to the top flight in a Toyota Yaris WRC. See Privacy Policy at https:/...

The SPIN, The Rally Pod team looks at Hyundai's current slump after another disappointing WRC event in Greece, and wonders whether the situation could also impact 2022. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ahead of the first WRC Acropolis Rally since 2013, Lisa O'Sullivan is joined by Colin Clark, David Evans and George Donaldson who analyze how the unseasonal weather could affect the spectacle. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

How good was Thierry Neuville's victory? What does another impressive run to second place mean for Craig Breen's hopes of a 2022 WRC seat? Why did Toyota struggle to match Hyundai in Belgium? And are asphalt rallies that interesting? All this and plenty more in our Ypres Rally review episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy...

It's Ypres Rally week! The Belgian classic will make its World Rally Championship bow this weekend - so does the 2021 route stay true to the event's heritage? And can anyone stop Thierry Neuville from claiming his first win of the season? The DirtFish team are on hand with all the major talking points ahead of one of the most eagerly anticipated rallies in years. See Privacy Policy at https://art1...

Kalle Rovanperä's record-breaking win, Ott Tänak's overdriving, the contrasting performances of M-Sport's two drivers and a lenient stewards' decision all feature in our review of last weekend's Rally Estonia, which kicked off the second half of the World Rally Championship season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

In this special edition of SPIN, The Rally Pod, DirtFish speaks to one of the stars of the 2021 WRC season so far - Takamoto Katsuta. Following his breakthrough first podium on the Safari Rally, Katsuta talks about his motorsport past, what he's changed about his approach this year, and explains why he's comfortable waiting a bit longer for his chance to step up to the main Toyota factory team. Se...

With the dust quite literally settled on the first Safari Rally in almost 20 years, DirtFish reviews the Kenya weekend, with insight from those on the ground running the event plus competitors past and present on just how demanding the first edition in the rally's new era was. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-...

Rally Italy was another where the case could be made for saying the event was lost rather than won. As well as trying to get to the bottom of what's going on with Hyundai's i20, the team look at how Sébastien Ogier won from first on the road, Mads Østberg’s internal explosion and subsequent fine and suspended points penalty, and also look ahead to the WRC's long-awaited return to Africa. See Priva...

Following a hugely entertaining Rally Portugal, the DirtFish team rates the top performers - examining Ott Tänak's "light at the end of tunnel" pace - and assesses whether Hyundai's missed opportunity will be costly, or if the rallies to come give it a chance to fight back See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

Colin Clark and David Evans debate Portugal form, the driver market and much more See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Hyundai blinked first by locking Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak in with extended contracts - so what implications does that have on the rest of the WRC driver market? The DirtFish team consider who might go where, the significance of Hyundai's swoop for M-Sport's tech guru Christian Louriaux, and discuss the introduction of a new 100% sustainable fuel for the 2022 season See Privacy Policy at http...

The SPIN, The Rally Pod team looks back at the extraordinary first edition of Rally Croatia where Sébastien Ogier stole the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It's been a long time coming, but the third round of the 2021 WRC season is finally here. DirtFish's pundits on the ground and back at base are on hand to discuss the key talking points ahead of Croatia's first WRC round - including who's most likely to contend for victory, where's best to start on the road, and what kind of conditions to expect. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...