World Rally Championship Commission president Jarmo Mahonen has told individual event organizers they will have to finalize their own television deals, following a collapse of talks between the Eurosport network and the FIA.

A resolution to the ongoing situation between the BMW Group and Prodrive is expected early next week, when the latter reportedly will be told that its contract to build Mini John Cooper Works WRCs is terminated.

Ford driver Petter Solberg will be hoping to make his home advantage count on next week's Rally Sweden, which passes the border into Norway and goes right past his front door.

Citroen driver Mikko Hirvonen says the French firm's DS3 WRC is strong enough to end his former team Ford's stronghold on next week's Rally Sweden.

Eight-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb has praised Mikko Hirvonen's input into Citroen's pre-Rally Sweden testing, with the Frenchman feeling a new confidence aboard his DS3 WRC.

The BMW Group is expected to terminate its contract with Prodrive tomorrow, ending the British company's involvement in the Mini World Rally Team and casting doubt over the future of the program.

Prodrive chief Richard Taylor has laughed off suggestions that the alliance between his company and BMW-owned Mini will be terminated.

Former Swedish and European Touring Car Cup champion Richard Goransson will make his World Rally Car debut at next week's Rally Sweden.

The FIA has confirmed the World Rally Championship Academy Cup will go ahead as planned this season, with M-Sport offering a full 2013 WRC season as a prize to the winner.

The World Rally Championship will take another step back toward normal service for next month's Rally Sweden, when the vital timing and tracking services return.

Skoda UK Motorsport has revealed the livery for the Fabia S2000 Andreas Mikkelsen will drive during the defense of his Intercontinental Rally Challenge title this season.

Skoda will retain Juho Hanninen and Jan Kopecky in its factory team for the 2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

The Circuit of Ireland is one of four rallies that will make their debuts in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge next year.

Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Andreas Mikkelsen will stay with the Skoda UK team to defend his title in 2012.

Thierry Neuville picked up 40,000 euros in prize money as he defeated Juho Hanninen in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge's Golden Stage season-closer.

Thierry Neuville took the early lead in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge's non-championship Golden Stage season finale.

Skoda UK driver Andreas Mikkelsen clinched the Intercontinental Rally Challenge title with a commanding victory in the double points finale in Cyprus.

Andreas Mikkelsen remains on course for Cyprus Rally victory and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge title with three stages to go.

Andreas Mikkelsen is now in prime position to claim the Intercontinental Rally Challenge title, having taken the lead in Cyprus as main rival Thierry Neuville retired from leg one.

Thierry Neuville leads the Intercontinental Rally Challenge title decider in Cyprus after Andreas Mikkelsen had a spin on SS3.