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Taking the FIA World Rally Championship to the people hasn’t been the easiest of tasks in the last few months. But the sport was well and truly back among the fans at Rally Estonia.
Sitting in Tartu town square on Wednesday afternoon was like a breath of fresh air – all the factory World Rally Cars were rolled in and sat outside the fountain known as the kissing students statue.
Right on cue – and just as the dancing began with locals in Estonian national dress – the bells rang out around the square. It was a poignant moment. With their ceremony done, the cars fired up and slowly moved out.
Toyota City, Japan, June 7, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has claimed an amazing one-two finish on Rally Italia Sardegna, with Sebastien Ogier scoring his third victory
Portugal premiere for Pirelli gravel tyre
Pirelli’s range of Scorpion KX gravel tyres will make their debut on factory World Rally Cars at this week’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal (20 - 23 May).
The opening dirt road round of the FIA World Rally Championship season presents drivers with the first opportunity to sample the Scorpion rubber in earnest following the Italian company’s return as exclusive supplier to the series this year.
Pirelli’s rally manager Terenzio Testoni said the Matosinhos-based event would offer the first true indication of where the pace is likely to sit among the cars through the 2021 season – with six of the 12 rounds running on gravel.
Sébastien Ogier chases a record sixth victory at Vodafone Rally de Portugal this weekend in what could be his final appearance in the country where he scored his maiden world rally win 11 years ago.