Dakar News Puncture risks could’ve caused Toyota to ditch Dakar program Toyota’s Dakar team principal Glyn Hall says the brand and tire supplier BF Goodrich were willing to stop their off-road program had measures to reduce… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 13, 2021
Dakar News Dakar navigation will be easier with electric car – Sainz Audi’s Dakar Rally recruit Carlos Sainz believes there will be fewer navigational issues on next year’s edition due to the unique characteristics of the electric… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 11, 2021 5 min
WRC Features How it Started: Carlos Sainz Somewhere in a parallel universe, there’s a twenty-something Carlos Sainz jogging out onto a soccer field, possibly alongside the likes of José Antonio Camacho or… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 9, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Laia Sanz switches to four wheels for 2022 Dakar Rally Laia Sanz will make the switch from motorcycles to four wheels for the next edition of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. Sanz, who currently… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 8, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Audi to skip events in favor of more Dakar testing Audi will skip a planned participation on next month’s Rallye du Maroc in favor of further testing of its new electric challenger ahead of January’s… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon September 24, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Toyota unveils its 2022 Dakar challenger Toyota Gazoo Racing has unveiled its new T1+ car to take on next year’s Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia as well as an unchanged four-car… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon September 22, 2021 2 min
Dakar News GCK’s hydrogen Dakar challenger revealed Long-time World Rallycross outfit GCK has offered a first look at its revolutionary e-Blast H2 cross-country racer that it will contest the Dakar Rally with… Read more by Dominik Wilde September 21, 2021 2 min
Dakar News How Audi’s first Dakar preparation in the dunes went Audi’s head of factory motorsport programs, Andreas Roos, says that there is “still a lot to do” before the firm’s all-electric RS Q e-tron makes… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon September 18, 2021
Dakar News BRX unveils new Hunter T1+ for Dakar 2022 Bahrain Raid Extreme has revealed the car it hopes will carry it to Dakar success in Saudi Arabia next year. Built to the new T1+… Read more by David Evans July 29, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah wins Aragon Baja after final-stage Loeb heartache Sébastien Loeb was denied a sensational maiden cross country victory on the Baja España Aragón following a dramatic final stage, on which Nasser Al-Attiyah inherited… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon July 24, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Audi unveils first images of its all-electric 2022 Dakar challenger Audi has unveiled the first images of the all-electric RS Q e-tron car which it will use for its maiden assault on the Dakar Rally… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon July 23, 2021
Dakar Features How it started: Stéphane Peterhansel If there’s one thing that has become obvious over time, it’s that one does not simply become Mr Dakar overnight. Nor does one acquire the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon June 19, 2021 5 min
Off-Road News Cross-country rallying awarded FIA world championship status Cross-country rallying will officially become a world championship discipline from 2022, starting with the famous Dakar Rally, following an agreement between the FIA and the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon June 17, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Audi signs Ekström, Sainz and Peterhansel for Dakar Audi has unveiled a star-studded driver roster for its first proper assault on the Dakar Rally next year, with Mattias Ekström joining multiple winners Carlos… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon May 31, 2021 3 min
Off-Road News Loeb appoints co-driver for 2022 Dakar Rally Sébastien Loeb has selected Fabian Lurquin as his navigator for next year’s Dakar Rally, following his high-profile split with long-term co-driver Daniel Elena in March…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon May 19, 2021
Dakar News Why Dakar is returning to the mammoth Empty Quarter The biggest news surrounding the 2022 Dakar Rally route unveiling by event director David Castera and the Amaury Sport Organisation was that, after a year… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon May 12, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Dakar reverts to a point-to-point format in 2022 The route for the 2022 Dakar Rally has been unveiled by the event organizer, the Amaury Sport Organisation, with the event reverting to a point-to-point… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon May 11, 2021 2 min
Dakar Features How Audi is using existing tech for its Dakar debut When news surfaced last winter that Audi was switching its factory motorsport efforts from the burgeoning circuit racing world of Formula E and pursuing a… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon April 14, 2021 5 min
