Now it’s time for the action as we blast into the first 4 rounds of the 2001 WRC Season, we are joined by legendary Rallying pundit Mark James offering his insights on the opening quartet of rallies plus some fascinating stories that may surprise you.

The first episode of Series 1 takes you back to before 2001, when the world rally championship was born in the early 70s, breaking down the key cars that made a splash in the rallying scene, the madness of group b to the rise in appeal in group a to the subsequent world rally car era that rose the sport to new and crazy heights.

By the 2001 Season, Mitsubishi were giants in the WRC but that year would spell a rise and fall in their WRC Fortunes, we take you on another team journey through the greatest WRC Season with the team that ruled a japanese rallying dynasty.