The future of the World Rally Championship has become clearer today, with confirmation of the 2027 technical regulations. So who better to speak to than the man who played a major role in devising them? DirtFish is pleased to welcome former FIA road sport director Andrew Wheatley to SPIN, The Rally Pod, who joined David Evans to dive into what the next set of regulations mean for our sport.

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We're often told that the manufacturers' title is what matters most to teams competing in motorsport. But is that truly the case? Will Hyundai deem 2024 a failure despite winning its first World Rally Championship drivers' title, and will Toyota consider 2024 a total success because it managed to steal the manufacturers' championship from Hyundai at the death? Former Toyota, Subaru and Mitsubishi team manager George Donaldson takes center stage on this week's podcast to share his experience of fighting for WRC titles in the 1990s and early 2000s and provide a deeper understanding of just what the manufacturers' championship means.

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Thierry Neuville won the drivers' title as expected in Japan, but the manufacturers' battle incredibly went down to the last stage of the season. Toyota eventually won - but did it makes its life trickier than needed this year? Colin Clark and David Evans review Rally Japan 2024.

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Juha Kankkunen has been appointed deputy team principal at Toyota's WRC team. In this bonus episode of SPIN, David Evans and Colin Clark consider what it means for Toyota and rallying as a whole – and speak to both Kankkunen and team principal Jari-Matti Latvala.

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Will it be Thierry Neuville or Ott Tänak. Hyundai or Toyota? Oliver Solberg or Sami Pajari? David Evans and Colin Clark get together to preview the most important round of the 2024 WRC season: the finale, Rally Japan.

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Five-time runner-up in the World Rally Championship, Thierry Neuville is closing in on a maiden world title which he can claim at next week's Rally Japan. So that got us thinking: who are the drivers in WRC history who should've, would've and even could've become world champion, but for one reason or another didn't quite manage it?

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Colin Clark and David Evans join Luke Barry to debate the ramifications of Jari-Matti Latvala's decision to reduce his WRC commitment in 2025 and go part-time, with a focus on driving in the FIA European Historic Rally Championship

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Fresh from attending the launch of the new Lancia Ypsilon HF Rally4, Alasdair Lindsay discusses what it means and why it should be a cause for a concern for the WRC. He and Luke Barry also examine the WRC driver market and make predictions for 2025.

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Join the gang for our analysis of last week's Central European Rally, discussing the finer points of what was universally agreed to be the World Rally Championship at its very best.

George Donaldson is joined by Alasdair Lindsay and David Evans to discuss the event, and George takes up the role of team principal at Toyota to outline how he would have dealt with Takamoto Katsuta this season.

This week’s SPIN, The Rally Pod delves into Thierry Neuville’s frame of mind as he sits at home awaiting a potential Japanese coronation and offers advice to the Belgian’s boss as Hyundai chases its first ever two-title season.

There’s plenty more to listen out for, including the identity of the Beyond Rally Women’s Driver Development Program star with World Rally Champion parentage. And, this being mid-to-late October, there’s news on how DirtFish would like to seriously scare you.

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Thierry Neuville heads to this week’s Central European Rally with only one thing on his mind: clinching a first World Rally Championship crown. With a healthy points lead, the odds are stacked in his favor. But the Central European Rally’s roads can bite at any moment. Join Colin Clark and David Evans as they discuss Neuville’s approach to the event and his desire to get the job done before next month’s season finale in Japan.

Further talking points include the pressure on Takamoto Katsuta, the prospects of Sami Pajari and whether Kalle Rovanperä should be assisting Toyota’s bid for the manufacturers’ championship. WRC2’s complicated title fight and renewed discussion on the future of hybrid power in the WRC, it’s all here.

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