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Digging into the 'scramble for hybrid' Against the seemingly irresistible rise of electrification in mobility, why are series organisers turning to hybrid as the answer to the big sustainability question? We ask the coordinators of three major championships to explain 1579996800 Engineering

How the WRC's backstage army delivers its live coverage The World Rally Championship's All Live service is now entering its third season. But its debut on the Monte Carlo Rally two years ago still makes the series’ TV boss shudder 1579824000 WRC

The mind behind Toyota's WRC dominator  A little white lie gave Toyota WRC technical director Tom Fowler a leg-up into rally engineering, and he's made good on that opportunity - via a stop-off in nuclear energy 1579564800 Engineering

How to recreate the 1960 RAC Rally fuelled by horrible coffee and lovely Tunnock's Teacakes In the latest part of our series looking back at the recently concluded 2010s, David Evans recalls his trip around Britain to recreate the 1960 RAC Rally - a 2000-mile epic that included the event's first timed special stage 1577836800 WRC

What the first look at 2021's F1 aero rules tells us As well as learning a new circuit to Formula 1, several teams used their Portuguese GP practice running to try out new aero concepts ahead of rule changes for next year - providing an interesting first insight into what 2021 F1 cars will look like 1603670400 F1

The pre-race call that gave Hamilton the edge at Portimao Lewis Hamilton seized Formula 1's all-time win record with victory in a tricky Portuguese Grand Prix for Mercedes. He went wheel-to-wheel with Valtteri Bottas and won out, but a pre-qualifying decision was key to gaining a decisive advantage 1603670400 F1

Why history risks repeating itself for Mercedes' star F1 junior Speculation linking Sergio Perez with Williams next year will make for uncomfortable reading for George Russell. Despite his consistently strong showings, a precedent from 2018 suggests holding onto his seat may not be a straightforward matter 1603584000 F1

Why a decades-old tradition had to be curtailed The controversial 'party modes', outlawed by the FIA this season, represent the peak of a development curve which began many years ago - but it was right to put an end to it, says PAT SYMONDS 1603497600 F1