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161 Days To Safari Rally!: Down To Business For Kenya As USA, UK Return In Expanded 2027 WRC

Kenya's Safari Rally organisers face a tight 23-week countdown to prepare for the March 18–21 event, following the FIA's confirmation of an expanded 15-round 2027 World Rally Championship calendar. The historic fixture – the only one in Africa - stands as the third leg of a historic season marked by the monumental returns of the United States and the United Kingdom, alongside a new tarmac round in Rome. As the sport enters the ground-breaking WRC27 technical era, Safari Rally CEO Carl "Flash" Tundo must quickly mobilize his secretariat to secure commercial partnerships, navigating the event's first-ever staging completely independent of state funding....

Safari Rally Saved!: Carl Tundo’s Commercial Masterstroke Secures Iconic WRC Round's Future as Private-Sector Life Vest Defies Funding Crisis

Multiple African Rally Champion Carl Tundo appears to have engineered a historic commercial rescue package to secure the future of Kenya’s iconic Safari Rally, defying a severe state funding crisis that threatened its World Rally Championship status. Sources indicate that stepping in with a private-sector "life vest," Tundo successfully brokered an emergency consortium of corporate sponsors to fill the financial void left by government austerity cuts. The breakthrough ensures the legendary gravel event remains a flagship fixture on the global WRC calendar. By decoupling the rally’s viability from public coffers, this masterstroke establishes a sustainable, commercially driven blueprint for the event’s long-term survival and commercial independence... The 2027 WRC Calendar will be unveiled shortly......

Lando cooks in Zandvoort chaos as Mercedes flop the strategy

Lando Norris secures brilliant back-to-back victory for McLaren at the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix. The action-packed race at Zandvoort shook up the championship standings after home hero Max Verstappen suffered a heavy opening-lap crash....