Dakar News Loeb excluded from Dakar after rollover Sébastien Loeb’s Dakar Rally is over after his Dacia Sandrider failed an FIA Technical Delegate safety inspection following his high-speed accident on stage three. Loeb… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 7, 2025 2 min
WRC News Neuville pushes team-mates to play ‘team game’ Hyundai let its first World Rally Championship clean sweep slip in 2024, and new World Rally champion Thierry Neuville has made it very clear that… Read more by Luke Barry January 7, 2025 2 min
Dakar News Loeb rolls and loses over an hour Sébastien Loeb suffered another setback in the 2025 Dakar Rally, losing over 50 minutes following a barrel-roll in the third stage from Bisha to Al… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 7, 2025 2 min
Dakar News Sainz retires from the Dakar M-Sport Ford star Carlos Sainz has retired from this year’s Dakar at the end of the 48-hour chrono stage in Bisha. The four-time winner rolled… Read more by David Evans January 6, 2025 1 min
Dakar News Another new Dakar leader as Loeb stages comeback Toyota’s Henk Lategan has moved into the lead of the Dakar Rally following the completion of the 48-hour chrono, while Sébastien Loeb showed signs of… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 6, 2025 3 min
Dakar News The positives M-Sport’s taking from Sainz’s crash Sunday’s been a long day for Carlos Sainz. And it’s not done yet. Tonight, there’s no restaurant, no room service. He’s got a Raptor to… Read more by David Evans January 5, 2025 3 min
Dakar News Loeb’s Dakar falls apart as Sainz crashes Dacia appears to be down to one car in the battle for Dakar Rally victory after electrical problems cost Sébastien Loeb more than half an… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 5, 2025 3 min
Dakar News Dakar organizers addressing safety system failure Dakar Rally event director David Castera says that a solution ‘will need to be found this evening’ after technical issues surrounding the Sentinel proximity warning… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 4, 2025 2 min
Dakar News Tactical ploys dominate Dakar opener Road opener Guillaume de Mévius understood. Dacia’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and Sébastien Loeb, they certainly understood. And by the time the Ultimate crews had left the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 4, 2025 3 min
WRC News Entries for WRC 2025 season opener revealed The very first entry of the 2025 World Rally Championship has been published, with 70 crews taking on the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally. Headlined by… Read more by Luke Barry January 3, 2025 2 min
Dakar News Defender reveals more details on its Dakar program Standing in the Dakar bivouac, JLR Motorsport director James Barclay looks out across the mountains surrounding Bisha. In 12 months, he’ll be back in the… Read more by David Evans January 3, 2025 2 min
Dakar News Will this finally be Loeb’s year? Sébastien Loeb is ‘optimistic’ that the new Dacia Sandriders have the pace to fight for overall victory in the Dakar Rally which kicks off with… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 3, 2025 3 min
Dakar News What we learned from the Dakar prologue Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Henk Lategan laid down the first marker of the 2025 Dakar Rally by setting the pace on a tricky prologue stage around… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 3, 2025 3 min
Dakar News Why a diesel giant favors petrol for 2025 Dakar X-raid Guillaume de Mévius believes the upgraded petrol engine Mini JCW Rally has what it takes to fight for victory on the Dakar Rally. De… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 1, 2025 3 min
Dakar News M-Sport Ford aiming to “change history” at the Dakar Two-time Dakar Rally winner Nani Roma believes M-Sport Ford has the chance to ‘change history’ by winning the event on the team’s first outing with… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 31, 2024 3 min
Dakar News Loriaux joins Toyota for Dakar development role Christian Loriaux has spent three and a half years battling with Toyota – and now he’s joining the Japanese manufacturer. But the amiable Belgian won’t… Read more by David Evans December 30, 2024 5 min
Rally News Rovanperä to start 2025 with 24-hour race debut Dubai. It’s a long way from the frozen twists and turns of a Thursday night run over the Bréziers stage, but it’s where Kalle Rovanperä… Read more by David Evans December 23, 2024 3 min
WRC News The season that cost Latvala his passion First stage after lunch on Friday afternoon in Sardinia five years ago – that’s where Jari-Matti Latvala’s career ended. Remember that one? Tula, second time… Read more by David Evans December 22, 2024
