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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why WRC Croatia victory was “quite special” for Takamoto Katsuta’s co-driver]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Takamoto Katsuta’s World Rally Championship co-driver Aaron Johnston says it was “quite special” for an Irishman to win in Croatia on the third anniversary of Craig Breen’s passing.<br>Former Citroen and Hyundai factory WRC driver Breen is always in the minds of the WRC service park when the championship heads to Croatia, as the much loved Irishman lost his life in a testing crash ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/why-wrc-croatia-victory-was-quite-special-for-takamoto-katsutas-co-driver/10812588/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Croatia: Adrien Fourmaux crashes, goes for a home-cooked lunch]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The World Rally Championship has a habit of creating surreal stories that are unique in motorsport, as Adrien Fourmaux has experienced after a surprise at-home family lunch in Croatia.<br>An image of Hyundai driver Fourmaux and co-driver Alex Coria sat at a dining table in race suits, eating lunch with a family last Saturday is likely to become one of the images of the season given its unusual ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-croatia-driver-crashes-then-sits-down-for-lunch-with-fans/10812397/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lancia wins again after 33-year absence]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lancia has declared its maiden WRC2 victory in Croatia as an "exceptional result" on its second start since rejoining the World Rally Championship after an absence of more than three decades.<br>The Italian manufacturer, which holds a record 10 WRC manufacturers’ titles, has made its long awaited return to the WRC this year through the second tier WRC2 class. Lancia's previous factory ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/lancia-wins-again-after-33-year-absence/10812392/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Croatia: Thierry Neuville vows to fight back after final stage shock]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/devastated-thierry-neuville-vows-to-come-back-stronger-after-huge-rally-croatia-disappointment/10812360/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thierry Neuville has vowed to “come back stronger” after a costly final stage mistake let slip a likely first win of the World Rally Championship season for Hyundai in Croatia.<br>The 2024 world champion had been afforded the luxury to back off through Sunday’s asphalt stages having built a lead of more than a minute, and seemed on course to end Hyundai’s winless start to ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/devastated-thierry-neuville-vows-to-come-back-stronger-after-huge-rally-croatia-disappointment/10812360/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Croatia</category>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Croatia: Thierry Neuville crashes out of certain win on final stage]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Takamoto Katsuta claimed victory in Croatia after a dramatic final stage that saw Hyundai's Thierry Neuville throw away a likely first win of the 2026 World Rally Championship season. <br>Neuville took a 1m15.4s lead into the final stage and was seemingly on course to end Toyota's 100% winning start to the season. However, the Belgian lost the rear of his i20 N and clouted a concrete block ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-croatia-takamoto-katsuta-wins-after-final-stage-drama-for-thierry-neuville-lancia-takes-first-w/10812315/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Croatia</category>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Croatia: Hyundai closes in on first win to end Toyota’s perfect start]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-croatia-hyundai-closes-in-on-first-win-to-end-toyotas-perfect-start/10812223/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thierry Neuville’s sole focus is on bringing home a "very important" victory in Croatia for Hyundai as it bids to end Toyota’s 100% winning streak this World Rally Championship season.<br>Hyundai has endured a difficult start to the year, being on the end of heavy defeats to rival Toyota, who locked out the podium in Monte Carlo and Sweden. The Korean team’s upgraded i20 N has struggled to ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-croatia-hyundai-closes-in-on-first-win-to-end-toyotas-perfect-start/10812223/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Croatia</category>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Croatia: Puncture chaos hands Thierry Neuville commanding lead]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thierry Neuville has moved into a sizable lead after a series of punctures caused by rocks shook up the World Rally Championship leaderboard in Croatia.<br>The Hyundai driver started Saturday sitting 13.8s behind leader Toyota’s Sami Pajari but ended the day with a 1m14.5s lead over Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta heading in Sunday’s four asphalt stages.<br>"It just clicked this weekend," ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-croatia-puncture-chaos-hands-thierry-neuville-commanding-lead/10812209/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Croatia: Adrien Fourmaux crashes out as Sami Pajari’s lead gets cut]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Toyota’s Sami Pajari continues to lead Rally Croatia, but his overnight advantage has been cut to 12.4s over Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville, while Takamoto Katsuta lost ground in the victory fight.<br>Pajari took an overnight lead into Saturday for the first time in his WRC career, and the Finn continued to show pace and maturity to hold on to the top spot through Saturday morning’s loop of four ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-croatia-adrien-fourmaux-crashes-out-as-sami-pajaris-lead-gets-cut/10812131/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Elfyn Evans and Oliver Solberg both out early at WRC Rally Croatia — what happened?]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/elfyn-evans-and-oliver-solberg-both-out-early-at-wrc-rally-croatia-what-happened/10812037/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Elfyn Evans says he was simply “caught out” by a corner at Rally Croatia as the World Rally Championship leader suffered a rare back-to-back rally retirement. <br>The Toyota driver took early command in Croatia winning the opening two stages to open up a 15.8s lead before that advantage was wiped out on stage three. <br>Evans usually carried way too much speed into a tight right hand corner ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/elfyn-evans-and-oliver-solberg-both-out-early-at-wrc-rally-croatia-what-happened/10812037/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Croatia</category>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Croatia: Sami Pajari leads after drama as Thierry Neuville closes]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-croatia-sami-pajari-leads-after-drama-as-thierry-neuville-closes/10812030/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toyota’s Sami Pajari will hold an overnight World Rally Championship event lead for the first time in his career after emerging from a dramatic opening day in Croatia.<br>Pajari produced an impressive drive through what proved to be eight tricky asphalt tests that resulted in retirements for championship leader Elfyn Evans, Monte Carlo winner Oliver Solberg, and M-Sport-Ford’s Jon ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-croatia-sami-pajari-leads-after-drama-as-thierry-neuville-closes/10812030/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Croatia: Elfyn Evans crash hands Sami Pajari rally lead as early drama continues]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-croatia-elfyn-evans-crash-hands-sami-pajari-rally-lead-as-early-drama-continues/10811906/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toyota’s Sami Pajari has inherited the Rally Croatia lead after a dramatic Friday morning that saw the World Rally Championship’s top two Elfyn Evans and Oliver Solberg crash out.<br>Pajari, searching for a maiden WRC win, completed a tricky morning loop of asphalt stages with a surprise 8.4s lead over Safari Rally Kenya winner Takamoto Katsuta, with Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville three tenths ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-croatia-elfyn-evans-crash-hands-sami-pajari-rally-lead-as-early-drama-continues/10811906/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Croatia: Oliver Solberg crashes out on opening stage]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Oliver Solberg retired from Friday’s action at the Croatia Rally after being caught out on the opening stage of the asphalt World Rally Championship event.<br>The Monte Carlo winner clipped a bank 4.8km into the Vodice - Brest 1 (14.2km) test, which fired the car into a wild 360-degree spin. The Swede’s Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 eventually came to rest off the road and in a woodland ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-croatia-oliver-solberg-crashes-out-on-opening-stage/10811866/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hyundai brings updates to WRC Rally Croatia, but will it be enough?]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hyundai-brings-updates-to-wrc-rally-croatia-but-will-it-be-enough/10811769/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hyundai has brought updates to Croatia to improve its World Rally Championship car on tarmac, but will have to wait until Rally Portugal in May to debut its full development plan.<br>The Korean team started the 2026 season on the backfoot with its i20 N struggling to deliver consistent speed, particularly in low grip conditions on asphalt. As a result, rivals Toyota scored back-to-back podium ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hyundai-brings-updates-to-wrc-rally-croatia-but-will-it-be-enough/10811769/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Croatia</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Takamoto Katsuta’s maiden WRC win is impacting his mindset]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Takamoto Katsuta revealed he feels 'lighter' and “more relaxed” now that the burden of trying to clinch a maiden World Rally Championship victory has been lifted.<br>The Toyota driver will head into this week’s Croatian round of the 2026 campaign after he and co-driver Aaron Johnson secured a breakthrough victory at Safari Rally Kenya last month.<br>It came on Katsuta’s 94th WRC start and ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/how-a-maiden-wrc-win-has-affected-katsuta-/10811433/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hyundai unveils Craig Breen tribute livery for WRC Croatia ]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hyundai-unveils-craig-breen-tribute-livery-for-wrc-croatia-/10811228/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hyundai has unveiled a special livery for this week’s Croatian round of the World Rally Championship, which pays tribute to the late Craig Breen.<br>Breen passed away in a pre-event test accident preparing for the Croatia Rally in 2023 while driving for the factory Hyundai team. <br>Ever since Breen's tragic passing the team has carried the ‘ForCraig’ moniker across its cars, but this ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hyundai-unveils-craig-breen-tribute-livery-for-wrc-croatia-/10811228/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Storm damage forces changes to WRC Rally Islas Canarias route ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Organisers have been forced to make minor route changes for the World Rally Championship’s visit to the Canary Islands later this month due to damage caused by a recent weather event.<br>Last month the Canary Islands were hit by Storm Therese, which resulted in high winds and heavy rain battering the Spanish archipelago. The storm caused widespread flooding, power cuts, road closures and ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/storm-damage-forces-changes-to-wrc-rally-islas-canarias-route-/10810658/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Former FIA vice president and WRC boss Morrie Chandler dies at 85]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/former-fia-vice-president-and-wrc-boss-morrie-chandler-dies-at-85/10809600/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Former FIA vice president for sport and World Rally Championship commission president Morrie Chandler has died, aged 85.<br>Chandler will be remembered as a towering figure whose influence on motorsport stretched far beyond his native New Zealand across a career spanning more than five decades.<br>Before rising to top administrative roles at MotorSport New Zealand and later within the WRC and ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/former-fia-vice-president-and-wrc-boss-morrie-chandler-dies-at-85/10809600/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Toyota’s new flying Finn is starting to make WRC headlines]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/how-toyotas-new-flying-finn-is-starting-to-make-wrc-headlines/10808068/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Oliver Solberg, Elfyn Evans and now Takamoto Katsuta have grabbed World Rally Championship headlines with victories this year, but Toyota’s other young driver Sami Pajari is fast becoming its next star.<br>Right now, Toyota has an embarrassment of riches within its WRC driver roster. All five of its drivers, Evans, Solberg, Katsuta, Pajari and part-timer and reigning world champion Sebastien ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/how-toyotas-new-flying-finn-is-starting-to-make-wrc-headlines/10808068/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Subaru teases new rally car for Japanese Championship]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/subaru-teases-new-rally-car-for-japanese-championship/10808070/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Subaru announced plans for an all-new rally car that will make its competition debut in Japan’s national rally championship later this year.<br>The Japanese brand is synonymous with rallying through its factory involvement in the World Rally Championship in the 1990s and 2000s, claiming three manufacturers’ crowns from 1995-1997.<br>Since pulling out of the WRC at the end of 2008, the brand ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/subaru-teases-new-rally-car-for-japanese-championship/10808070/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Other rally</category>
      <category>WRC</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Takamoto Katsuta backs Kalle Rovanpera to “come back stronger” from single-seat exit]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/takamoto-katsuta-backs-kalle-rovanpera-to-come-back-stronger-from-single-seat-exit/10807522/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[World Rally Championship rally winner Takamoto Katsuta leapt to the defence of Kalle Rovanpera after the Finn’s decision to halt circuit racing plans this year due to a medical issue.<br>Two-time world rally champion Rovanpera and Toyota issued statements last weekend confirming that plans to compete in Japan’s Super Formula have been suspended due to a worsening medical issue.<br>While ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/takamoto-katsuta-backs-kalle-rovanpera-to-come-back-stronger-from-single-seat-exit/10807522/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
      <category>WRC</category>
      <category>Super Formula</category>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kalle Rovanpera’s Super Formula programme suspended after medical evaluation]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/super-formula/news/kalle-rovanpera-super-formula-programme-paused-after-medical-evaluation/10806903/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toyota has announced that Kalle Rovanpera's plans to compete in this year’s Super Formula Championship have been suspended following advice and medical evaluations. <br>Last year, Rovanpera announced bold plans to leave the World Rally Championship to pursue a career in single seaters, with the ultimate goal to compete at the highest level.<br>In a programme backed by Toyota, Rovanpera’s ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/super-formula/news/kalle-rovanpera-super-formula-programme-paused-after-medical-evaluation/10806903/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>WRC</category>
      <category>Super Formula</category>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 05:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC working to secure future of Safari Rally Kenya beyond 2026]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/work-underway-to-secure-safari-rally-kenyas-wrc-future/10806235/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[World Rally Championship drivers believe Safari Rally Kenya deserves to remain on the World Rally Championship calendar as work to secure its future for 2027 and beyond continues.<br>The iconic African classic rejoined the calendar in 2021 after a 19-year hiatus, but the 2026 edition was the last of its current contract. However, a new deal is predicated by a significant change in how the rally ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/work-underway-to-secure-safari-rally-kenyas-wrc-future/10806235/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
      <category>WRC</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC to return to GB in 2027 as Scotland secures three-year deal]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/embargo-330pm-wrc-to-return-to-gb-in-2027-as-scotland-secures-three-year-deal/10805826/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The World Rally Championship will return to Great Britain in 2027 following the announcement of a three-year deal to bring rallying’s top tier to Scotland.<br>An all-new gravel-based Rally Scotland event ends the WRC’s seven-year hiatus from the UK following Wales Rally GB’s departure from the calendar after 2019, which was due to a loss of funding from the Welsh government. Britain has a ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/embargo-330pm-wrc-to-return-to-gb-in-2027-as-scotland-secures-three-year-deal/10805826/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
      <category>WRC</category>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Takamoto Katsuta breaks down in tears after long-awaited first WRC victory]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/why-takamoto-katsutas-long-awaited-first-wrc-win-brought-him-to-tears/10805663/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Takamoto Katsuta has opened up on why scoring a breakthrough World Rally Championship at Safari Rally Kenya was such a “special feeling” that reduced him to tears of joy. The Japanese driver can finally call himself a WRC rally winner after he and Aaron Johnston emerged from a brutal Safari Rally Kenya standing on the top step, beating Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux by 27.4s.<br>The victory ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/why-takamoto-katsutas-long-awaited-first-wrc-win-brought-him-to-tears/10805663/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
      <category>WRC</category>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[“Proud” Ott Tanak, Kalle Rovanpera lead praise of Takamoto Katsuta’s maiden WRC win]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/proud-kalle-rovanpera-ott-tanak-lead-praise-of-takamoto-katsutas-maiden-wrc-win/10805602/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[World rally champions Kalle Rovanpera and Ott Tanak led the plaudits for Takamoto Katsuta after the Japanese driver clinched an emotional maiden WRC win at Safari Rally Kenya. <br>Katsuta and co-driver Aaron Johnston’s breakthrough triumph in what will be regarded as one of toughest rallies in recent WRC history is likely to be the overwhelming contender as the feelgood story of the 2026 ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/proud-kalle-rovanpera-ott-tanak-lead-praise-of-takamoto-katsutas-maiden-wrc-win/10805602/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
      <category>WRC</category>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Takamoto Katsuta scores emotional maiden WRC win]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-katsuta-scores-maiden-wrc-win-in-brutal-safari/10805547/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Takamoto Katsuta claimed a memorable maiden World Rally Championship victory after coming through a Safari Rally Kenya that will be remembered as one of the most brutal in history.<br>After finishing second on four occasions in his WRC career, the Toyota driver finally upgraded to a first win after delivering a smart drive in incredibly rough conditions that caught out many of his ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-katsuta-scores-maiden-wrc-win-in-brutal-safari/10805547/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
      <category>WRC</category>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[“Probably the toughest rally ever”: Thierry Neuville as brutal Safari wreaks havoc]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/probably-the-toughest-rally-ever-thierry-neuville-as-brutal-safari-wreaks-havoc/10805295/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Thierry Neuville believes this year’s edition of the Safari Rally Kenya is “probably the toughest rally ever seen” as crews battled against brutal conditions to survive the stages.<br>The Hyundai driver was among a list of heavy hitters that included Oliver Solberg, Sébastien Ogier, Elfyn Evans and Josh McErlean, who were all forced to retire as the conditions inflicted terminal damage to ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/probably-the-toughest-rally-ever-thierry-neuville-as-brutal-safari-wreaks-havoc/10805295/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Stage 16 cancelled, Takamoto Katsuta leads by over a minute]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-stage-16-cancelled-takamoto-katsuta-leads-by-over-a-minute/10805263/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Takamoto Katsuta opened up a Safari Rally Kenya lead of more than a minute ahead of the final day after emerging from a brutal Saturday that ended with organisers cancelling the final stage.<br>Katsuta, searching for a maiden World Rally win, survived the toughest day of the season to date with a 1m25.5s lead over Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux after navigating treacherous muddy conditions. Katsuta ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-stage-16-cancelled-takamoto-katsuta-leads-by-over-a-minute/10805263/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Evans suffered his first WRC retirement since 2024]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/why-evans-suffered-his-first-wrc-retirement-since-2024/10805244/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Elfyn Evans has revealed what triggered his exit from Safari Rally Kenya that marked a first retirement from a World Rally Championship event since September 2024. <br>The Toyota driver had been sitting second, 22.6s behind rally leader Oliver Solberg when the right rear suspension on his GR Yaris gave way at the start of the muddy Stage 13. The damage was too severe to make any repairs to keep ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/why-evans-suffered-his-first-wrc-retirement-since-2024/10805244/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Oliver Solberg and Sebastien Ogier stop, Takamoto Katsuta takes lead]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-oliver-solberg-and-sebastien-ogier-stop-takamoto-katsuta-leads/10805141/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta has moved into the Safari Rally Kenya lead after Oliver Solberg and Sebastien Ogier were forced to stop on the road section coming back to service.<br>Solberg had navigated through a tricky morning loop of stages with a 42.6s lead over Ogier, but the Toyota team-mates both ground to a halt on their way back to the midday service. Both drivers suffered broken alternators ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-oliver-solberg-and-sebastien-ogier-stop-takamoto-katsuta-leads/10805141/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Elfyn Evans retires as drivers slam “dangerous” decision from rally organisers]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-rally-kenya-elfyn-evans-retires-as-drivers-slam-dangerous-decision-from-rally-organisers/10805102/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Oliver Solberg emerged from a Safari Rally Kenya mud bath with the lead, as several crews slammed rally organisers over a “dangerous” decision to make changes to the route.<br>Solberg took a slender one-second overnight lead over Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier into Saturday, which was expected to test crews to the very limit.<br>While the rain stayed away, severe muddy conditions turned ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-rally-kenya-elfyn-evans-retires-as-drivers-slam-dangerous-decision-from-rally-organisers/10805102/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Oliver Solberg wants more rain as rivals struggle]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-we-expect-the-worst-as-poor-weather-a-looming-threat/10804872/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[There are few that relish the prospect of Safari Rally Kenya’s monsoon rains that can cause chaos, but rally leader Oliver Solberg is hoping the anticipated rain showers do arrive on Saturday.<br>Kenya is renowned for being the toughest round on the World Rally Championship calendar, with its rough road conditions regarded as car breakers. Crews equally fear the famous sudden monsoon downpours ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-we-expect-the-worst-as-poor-weather-a-looming-threat/10804872/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Oliver Solberg hangs on to lead from charging Sebastien Ogier]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-oliver-solberg-hangs-on-to-lead-from-charging-sebastien-ogier/10804847/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Oliver Solberg managed to keep hold of the Safari Rally Kenya lead by a second from a charging Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Sebastien Ogier after an eventful Friday. <br>Monte Carlo winner Solberg started the day with a 33.3s advantage over Elfyn Evans and more than a minute margin over Ogier, but Kenya’s brutal stages resulted in his lead being almost wiped out.<br>The battle for ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-oliver-solberg-hangs-on-to-lead-from-charging-sebastien-ogier/10804847/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Oliver Solberg leads as Sebastien Ogier hauls himself into contention ]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-oliver-solberg-leads-as-sebastien-ogier-hauls-himself-into-contention-/10804720/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Oliver Solberg continued to lead Safari Rally Kenya at the end of Friday’s morning loop as Sebastien Ogier ignited a charge to haul himself into the victory fight.<br>Solberg started Friday with a 33.3s lead over Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans, while carrying a margin of more than a minute over reigning world champion Ogier. By the end of the loop Solberg’s lead had been cut to 28.8s, with Ogier ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-oliver-solberg-leads-as-sebastien-ogier-hauls-himself-into-contention-/10804720/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Extreme road conditions force stage cancellation]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-extreme-road-conditions-force-stage-cancellation/10804552/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Safari Rally Kenya organisers have been forced to cancel stage three of the World Rally Championship event due to “deteriorating road conditions”.<br>Crews were scheduled to kick off Friday’s action with a second pass through the 24.35km Camp Moran stage, but the FIA confirmed that the condition of the road was not at the standard that would allow for the stage to go ahead.<br>“Following ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-extreme-road-conditions-force-stage-cancellation/10804552/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Oliver Solberg heads Toyota top-five lockout as weather strikes]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-solberg-heads-toyota-top-five-lockout-as-wild-weather-strikes/10804465/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Oliver Solberg grabbed a significant early Safari Rally Kenya lead over Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Elfyn Evans after wild weather wreaked havoc.<br>Monte Carlo winner Solberg headed to the first service with a 33.3s lead over Evans, while reigning world champion and two-time Safari winner Sebastien Ogier was 1m05.1s adrift after only two stages.<br>The majority of Solberg’s ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-safari-rally-kenya-solberg-heads-toyota-top-five-lockout-as-wild-weather-strikes/10804465/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Safari Rally Kenya will be more of a lottery than ever]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/why-safari-rally-kenya-will-be-more-of-a-lottery-than-ever/10804285/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA["I believe it is the same lottery as you have in Europe, you buy a ticket and you hope for the best. It is going to be a bit like that. It is going to be very wild this year.”<br>That is how Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi described what awaits the World Rally Championship crews this week in what is expected to be the most extreme Safari Rally Kenya since the event rejoined the calendar in ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/why-safari-rally-kenya-will-be-more-of-a-lottery-than-ever/10804285/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hankook introduces new WRC tyre at Safari Rally Kenya]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hankook-introduces-new-wrc-tyre-at-safari-rally-kenya/10804114/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[World Rally Championship teams will have a new tyre at their disposal to tackle this weekend’s Safari Rally Kenya and the remaining gravel rounds this year.<br>WRC tyre supplier Hankook has developed a new soft compound gravel tyre known as the Dynapro R213, which will make its debut on the brutal gravel stages in Kenya this week.<br>Its introduction comes following criticism from WRC drivers ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hankook-introduces-new-wrc-tyre-at-safari-rally-kenya/10804114/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Toyota tips Hyundai to fight back in WRC 2026]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/toyota-hyundai-fight-back-wrc-2026/10803950/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Toyota expects Hyundai to bounce back and challenge for the World Rally Championship title this season, according to team principal Jari-Matti Latvala.<br>After defeating Hyundai to score a ninth WRC manufacturers’ title last year, Toyota has continued its domination of the championship in 2026, recording back-to-back podium lockouts in the opening two rounds of the season in Monte Carlo and ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/toyota-hyundai-fight-back-wrc-2026/10803950/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hyundai's WRC upgrade plan to close the gap to Toyota]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hyundais-wrc-upgrade-plan-to-close-the-gap-to-toyota/10803770/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hyundai plans to unleash further upgrades to its World Rally Championship car after this week’s Safari Rally Kenya as it bids to close the gap to rivals Toyota.<br>The Korean marque has made a slow start to the 2026 season resulting in comprehensive defeats to Toyota at the opening two rounds of the season in Monte Carlo and Sweden. Heading into his weekend's round in Kenya, Toyota has scored ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hyundais-wrc-upgrade-plan-to-close-the-gap-to-toyota/10803770/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Hyundai WRC team is "working at 120 per cent" to salvage its difficult 2026 season]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/why-hyundai-wrc-team-is-working-at-120-per-cent-to-salvage-its-difficult-2026-season/10802319/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hyundai is no closer to making a decision regarding its participation in the World Rally Championship in 2027, with the team confirming its priority is to improve its 2026 Rally1 car.<br>The WRC is less than 12 months away from the launch of its new technical regulations designed to be more affordable and flexible with cars built to a €345,000 cost cap, in a bid to attract manufacturers and ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/why-hyundai-wrc-team-is-working-at-120-per-cent-to-salvage-its-difficult-2026-season/10802319/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lando Norris samples Toyota rally car alongside Oliver Solberg]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/lando-norris-samples-toyota-rally-car-alongside-oliver-solberg/10801698/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris jumped behind the wheel of a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 car in the lead-up to this week's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.<br>The McLaren driver took part in a special event organised by sponsor Monster Energy, where he sampled a host of rally car and drifting machinery on a frozen lake in Sweden. The event included two fellow Monster-backed drivers, 2003 ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/lando-norris-samples-toyota-rally-car-alongside-oliver-solberg/10801698/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Kenya</category>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lancia rally legend Sandro Munari passes away aged 85]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/lancia-rally-legend-sandro-munari-passes-away-aged-85/10801185/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sandro Munari, the driver synonymous with Lancia’s rise to prominence in world rallying, has died aged 85.<br>The Italian driver will be remembered as one of the most iconic and successful drivers of his generation, lighting up the rally stages during the 1970s. Munari lifted the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers, the forerunner to today’s FIA World Rally Championship drivers’ title, in ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/lancia-rally-legend-sandro-munari-passes-away-aged-85/10801185/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Toyota WRC car breaks cover in testing]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/new-toyota-wrc-car-breaks-cover-in-testing/10800586/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Images and videos of what appears to be Toyota’s all-new 2027 World Rally Championship car have emerged on social media.<br>Toyota is the only mainstream automotive manufacturer that is known to be developing a new car that adheres to the WRC’s new technical regulations that will come into force from 2027.<br>The images, that are said to have been captured during a test in Portugal, feature a ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/new-toyota-wrc-car-breaks-cover-in-testing/10800586/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Esapekka Lappi was so happy at WRC Rally Sweden ]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/why-esapekka-lappi-was-so-happy-at-wrc-rally-sweden-/10800445/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Two years ago at Rally Sweden, there was a beaming smile on Esapekka Lappi’s face after successfully ending a victory drought that stretched six and a half years. However, after this year’s run to sixth you could argue Lappi’s smile was even broader. <br>Granted, Lappi was incredibly satisfied to be immediately on the pace on his World Rally Championship return, a comeback he thought ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/why-esapekka-lappi-was-so-happy-at-wrc-rally-sweden-/10800445/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Acropolis Rally reveals unique floating WRC parc ferme]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/acropolis-rally-reveals-new-route-for-wrc-2026/10800230/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Acropolis Rally Greece will feature a new base and a unique floating parc ferme for this year’s World Rally Championship edition of the brutal gravel event. <br>Organisers have today unveiled the itinerary for round eight of the 2026 campaign (25-28 June) which will see the rally service park shift 240 kilometres south from the town of Lamia to Loutraki, 80km east of capital city Athens.<br>As ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/acropolis-rally-reveals-new-route-for-wrc-2026/10800230/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hyundai “realistic and optimistic” in mission to bridge WRC pace gap]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hyundai-realistic-and-optimistic-in-mission-to-bridge-wrc-pace-gap/10798036/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hyundai is realistic yet optimistic in its mission to bridge the gap to Toyota after suffering back-to-back heavy defeats at the start of the 2026 World Rally Championship.<br>The Korean marque had hoped to have all three cars in the fight for the podium at Rally Sweden, an event where it managed to beat Toyota to victory in 2024 with Esapekka Lappi.<br>However, the rally quickly developed into a ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hyundai-realistic-and-optimistic-in-mission-to-bridge-wrc-pace-gap/10798036/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Oliver Solberg “didn’t deserve more than P4” from Sweden WRC round]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/solberg-didnt-deserve-more-than-p4-from-sweden-wrc-round/10797918/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Oliver Solberg says he didn’t deserve more than fourth from the WRC’s Rally Sweden, after admitting he was surprised by how difficult it was to open the road.<br>Solberg headed to Sweden on a high after scoring a sensational win in Monte Carlo last month, which had raised expectations ahead of a home event he previously won three times at the WRC2 level.<br>Having stunned the WRC service park ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/solberg-didnt-deserve-more-than-p4-from-sweden-wrc-round/10797918/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Sweden</category>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Sweden: Elfyn Evans storms to victory as Toyota scores 1-2-3-4]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-sweden-elfyn-evans-storms-to-victory-as-toyota-scores-1-2-3-4/10797879/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Elfyn Evans produced a faultless drive to claim a third career Rally Sweden victory as Toyota dominated the second round of the 2026 World Rally Championship.<br>Evans and co-driver Scott Martin claimed a first win of the season by 14.3s from Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston. Toyota comprehensively defeated a struggling Hyundai across the 18 snow-covered stages, locking out the ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-sweden-elfyn-evans-storms-to-victory-as-toyota-scores-1-2-3-4/10797879/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 12:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WRC Sweden: What happened to the Hyundais?]]></title>
      <link>https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-sweden-what-happened-to-the-hyundais/10797782/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For the second World Rally Championship event in a row, Hyundai has struggled for outright pace in its battle against Toyota.<br>Driver Thierry Neuville admitted he was running out of set up options to try as Hyundai explored radical changes to find answers to its lack of grip and speed at Rally Sweden.<br>The Korean marque had hoped to take the fight to Toyota in Sweden after a difficult season ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-sweden-what-happened-to-the-hyundais/10797782/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-RALLY&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <category>Sweden</category>
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