Dakar Features Breaking down barriers on and off the stages If you want to succeed in the world of motorsport, you need to be tenacious. If you’re not, you simply won’t achieve what you set… Read more by Rob Hansford March 10, 2023 5 min
WRC Features Østberg “very tempted” by desert-based events Mads Østberg has revealed he’s “very tempted” by desert-based rallies and off-road events in the future. Østberg, the 2020 WRC2 champion and 2012 Rally Portugal winner in… Read more by Luke Barry March 5, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Ekström wants more cross-country running in Audi Audi Sport’s Dakar Rally pairing Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist have called for more competitive running in the World Rally-Raid Championship this year. The Swedish… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon February 25, 2023 2 min
Dakar Features How to grab a podium on your Dakar debut As the 2023 Dakar Rally reached its conclusion after 15 long days of endurance action on the banks of the Persian Gulf in Damman, much… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 17, 2023 5 min
Dakar News Why cross-country rallying is gaining from the WRC Prodrive Chairman David Richards believes the World Rally Championship needs to adopt a ‘fresh approach’ if it is to attract more manufacturers. Ahead of the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 16, 2023 2 min
Dakar News Loeb: Finishing second in 2023 my best Dakar performance Dakar Rally runner-up Sébastien Loeb believes he has never driven better on the demanding rally raid after a blistering second week performance in Saudi Arabia…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 16, 2023 3 min
Dakar Opinion Why Al-Attiyah has cemented his place as a Dakar legend Sometimes in motorsport, the figures simply do not lie. Nasser Al-Attiyah’s fifth Dakar Rally victory is one which, in case there had been any doubt… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 15, 2023 5 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah wins Dakar Rally for the fifth time Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah clinched his fifth Dakar Rally victory after coming through the final stage of the two-week marathon event in Saudi Arabia…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 15, 2023 5 min
Dakar News Loeb sets Dakar record with sixth straight stage win Sébastien Loeb became the first driver in Dakar Rally history to claim six consecutive stage wins, once again setting the pace as the bivouac reached… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 14, 2023 2 min
Dakar Features The crew that lived out a Dakar nightmare Mishaps are part and parcel of the Dakar Rally, but what goes through the mind when you know you have zero assistance trucks available and… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 13, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah within touching distance of fifth Dakar Rally win Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel are within touching distance of a fifth Dakar Rally victory as Sébastien Loeb snatched second place following… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 13, 2023 2 min
Dakar News Loeb closing on second with another Dakar stage win Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb has closed to within nine minutes of second-placed Lucas Moraes after claiming his fourth consecutive Dakar Rally stage victory. Loeb… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 12, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Loeb wins Dakar stage by over three minutes Sébastien Loeb continued his excellent Dakar Rally form by claiming his fourth stage win of the event, as Nasser Al-Attiyah maintains a comfortable overall lead…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 11, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Valiant Sainz forced out of Dakar Carlos Sainz is out of this year’s Dakar Rally following his heavy stage nine crash which has left his Audi RS Q e-tron E2 too… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Loeb moves onto Dakar podium, Sainz crashes again Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb kicked off the second week of the 2023 Dakar Rally with another stage victory as Carlos Sainz rolled his Audi… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Audi: More talks needed regarding Dakar EoT regulations Team Audi Sport boss Sven Quandt says that more discussions between competitors and the FIA are needed around the Equivalence of Technology following the completion… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 9, 2023 3 min
Dakar Features What you missed on the first week of the Dakar Rally 2023 And just like that, the 2023 Dakar Rally has reached the end of its opening week of action in Saudi Arabia. The first seven days… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 9, 2023
Dakar News Peterhansel navigator injured on Dakar Stéphane Peterhansel’s navigator Edouard Boulanger suffered a broken vertebrae in the stage-six crash that ended the Audi pairing’s 2023 Dakar Rally. While attempting to reduce… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 8, 2023 3 min
