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Rally Croatia was without a doubt, one of the best rallies of the season so far. The rally had 3 drivers going head to head for the overall win, with Sebastien Ogier emerging victorious after his foes, Thierry Neuville and Elfyn Evans, both went off and lost time on the first pass of  Zagorska Sela - Kumrovec. But as this rally was unfolding, there was a meeting in Zagreb between FIA officials, team representatives and rally officials. As mentioned in our Rally Croatia Preview episode , the goal of the meeting was for the FIA and teams to discuss what the 2025 Technical Regulations would look like, as well as discussing the proposed  Sporting Regulations with rally officials. In an interview on Cosmote TV, Rally Acropolis event director, Pavlos Athanassoulas gave us an insight of what was discussed in those meetings, and what we can expect going forwards. Athanassoulas said that there seems to be a "harmony" between the three Rally1 manufacturers on the Technical Regulations

Jos Verstappen made headlines this week (for a good thing this time), when he announced that he would be competing in the second round of the British Rally Championship in Wales. The Dutchman, father of 3 times F1 World Champion Max Verstappen, is no stranger to the world of Rallying, as he has competed in the Belgian Rally Championship for the past 2 years. The former F1 driver finished 6th in the BRC last year, and even won the East Belgian Rally! The Dutchman has also competed in a WRC event, doing the Ypres Rally in a C3 R5 in 2022.  Jos Verstappen in the Ypres Rally 2022 ( Jaanus Ree / Red Bull Content Pool ) That got us thinking, what other circuit racers have had a go in a Rally car? So here are 7 circuit racing drivers who had a go at rallying! 1. Stephane Sarrazin  Stephane Sarrazin has driven in so many series, that it would be easier to name what series he has not raced in, rather than spending an hour talking about every racing discipline he has competed in.  Sarrazin has a