Corsica. What was all the fuss about? They went out. They came home.
In the mid-'80s, Corsica's reputation was the rallying equivalent of the Nordschleife - it was a killer.
For three years in succession, death marred the World Rally Championship's trip to the French Island: Attilio Bettega in 1985, his Lancia team-mates Henri Toivonen and Sergio Cresto a year later, and a private Peugeot crew in 1987.
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 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 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 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 WRC
Why action on F1 copying will avoid the worst of both worlds The definition of what constitutes a constructor has been challenged like never before in 2020 by Racing Point's copy of the 2019 Mercedes. That meant it was imperative for F1 to take a stand, says PAT SYMONDS F1
Why MotoGP’s ageing rock star isn’t clinging to the limelight Valentino Rossi remains a MotoGP superstar and while his skill and motivation cannot be questioned, the long-awaited announcement of his Petronas SRT move has presented a new reality for the nine-time world champion MotoGP
Why time is running out on Red Bull's "big goal" for Verstappen Red Bull promoted Max Verstappen to the upper echelons of Formula 1 with the target of making him the category's youngest ever world champion. But as he gets ready to turn 23, time is short to complete the mission F1
The futuristic tool making life easier for race teams Systems engineering is an unseen and little-understood element of car performance, but Bosch Motorsport's RaceConnect is the latest example of what can be achieved Engineering
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