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The event itself gained awareness of billions as views on the subject, even before the race even had taken place. In terms of international interest, the FIA WRC Arctic Rally Finland is equivalent with Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting held in Rovaniemi back in 2019. The race weekend skyrocketed the viewings The gained media value during the event week was exceptionally high. The global media gained alone was 5 billion viewings and the value of gained media potentially 44 million euros. The es...

Ott Tänak had a battle plan to catch his rivals cold in the opening forays of last weekend’s Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox – and executed it to perfection to score his second WRC win in Hyundai colours.

View from the service park: Finland There was something slightly incongruous about seeing seven-time world champion Sébastien Ogier deep in conversation with Father Christmas in late February. Welcome to Rovaniemi. Welcome to the WRC’s furthest trip north. Ever. And a very warm welcome to the very cold home town of Mr S. Claus. The WRC’s first visit to Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox was a towering success last weekend. Not only did it provide a typically fast and fascinating F...

As if driving on ice and snow is not enough of challenge, Arctic Rally Finland added the additional test of making the drivers do it in the dark.

The World Rally Championship (WRC) season will continue this weekend with the Arctic Rally Finland. Hyundai driver Ott Tänak is looking to open his season point tally after dropping out of the season opener in Monte Carlo. The Arctic rally is a replacement for Rally Sweden, which was cancelled at the end of 2020 due to increased restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The replacement rally near Rovaniemi, Finland, however is quite a substitute when it comes to snowy conditions. Rall...

Will Sébastien Ogier continue from where he left off in Monte-Carlo or will Ott Tänak find redemption following a disappointing Monte-Carlo? Or, will it be another driver who triumphs at Arctic Rally Finland, powered by CapitalBox? Have your say in the poll below!

Preview – Arctic Rally Finland The FIA World Rally Championship journeys to the Arctic Circle for the first time this week boosted by one of the strongest frontline entries in recent years. Never in its 49-year history has the series ventured as far north and Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox (26 - 28 February) has 13 World Rally Cars ready for battle in Lapland’s winter wonderland. This second round is the year’s only pure winter fixture. Paradoxically, the frozen forests around...

Fourmaux set for Croatia World Rally Car debut M-Sport Ford’s Adrien Fourmaux will make his top-level World Rally Car debut at the Croatia Rally (22 - 25 April). The 25-year-old Frenchman is mixing a WRC2 title tilt with several outings in a Fiesta World Rally Car and the first of those will come on asphalt at Croatia’s maiden FIA World Rally Championship fixture. Fourmaux’s fledgling WRC career received a boost on Tuesday when it was announced that Red Bull will join forces with M-Sport ...

In case you do not already have a list of reasons to watch Artic Rally Finland, powered by Capitalbox, here are five more!

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