SPIN, The Rally Pod

The penalty for missing a stage due to a failed hybrid unit has been reduced from 10 minutes to two, but has the FIA made the right call? There's also a review of last weekend's 100 Acre Wood Rally in the ARA. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

WRC TV broadcaster Becs Williams joins old friend and colleague Lisa O'Sullivan to discuss what it's like to be a female journalist in a male-dominated sphere See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Andrew Wheatley has been entrusted with the FIA Rally Director's job – Colin Clark, George Donaldson and Alasdair Lindsay debate the challenges he now faces to define rallying's future. Plus, there's a recap of the European Rally Championship season opener, Rally Serras de Fafe. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...

After failures for both Ott Tänak and Elfyn Evans on Rally Sweden, the new-for-2022 hybrid units are back in the spotlight. Do we need new regulations to accommodate the new technology? There's also a preview to this weekend's ERC opener and the rest of DirtFish Women's Month. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-...

Colin Clark chats to Jeff Morton who shares his incredible and inspirational journey from a car accident and cancer diagnosis to his first ever targa rally win in Australia. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Former Hyundai team principal Andrea Adamo joins Colin Clark and David Evans to review Rally Sweden, discuss hybrid issues that beset several Rally1 cars, assess how the WRC is (not) addressing the ongoing war in Ukraine, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The second round of the 2022 World Rally Championship is almost upon us, so join the team as they look towards the WRC's snowy adventure as well as reviewing last weekend's ARA and Extreme E action See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A roll while leading last weekend's Rally Qatar felt like déjà vu for Kris Meeke, but what could he still offer in rallying? That's a major discussion point this week as the team also previews the return of the ARA and relives some of George Donaldson's illustrious Rally Sweden outings. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no...

In this week's pod, David Evans, George Donaldson and Luke Barry explore the career of British rallying hero Tony Pond, 20 years on from his passing. There's also news on Hyundai exploiting a loophole in the WRC rules to go testing in Finland, and the team delves into another brilliant Sébastien Loeb performance at the Race of Champions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ...

DirtFish brings you an exclusive in this special episode as Malcolm Wilson addresses his M-Sport team after winning the 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 .

Colin Clark takes the reins in Lisa O'Sullivan's absence as the team discusses whether the bruising Dakar Rally actually helped Sébastien Loeb on the Monte Carlo Rally, and there's a fascinating debate about the usage of tires. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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 .