winning the 2016 World Rallycross title with his own factory-backed EKS team in an Audi S1. More recently, he has represented ...

the World Rallycross cars, such as Ekström’s Audi S1, must use a Cooper crossply with moulded tread. These tyres somehow have to cope with both tarmac and gravel. Walking up to the S1 in the ...

I still don’t feel very calm but it’s better than just panicking, and I’m at least feeling a bit more primed and focused before I’m given my briefing. ‘Be careful on the first corner ...