Dakar News Sainz ships half an hour after navigation error X-raid Mini’s Stéphane Peterhansel continues to lead the Dakar Rally after the third stage but team-mate Carlos Sainz’s victory hopes took a blow as a… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 5, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah gives Toyota first stage win as Sainz loses lead Stéphane Peterhansel has taken the lead of the Dakar Rally from X-raid Mini JCW team-mate Carlos Sainz following the second stage of the event, won… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 4, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Loeb explains hellish start to Dakar Rally return Bahrain Raid Xtreme driver Sébastien Loeb has described his return to the Dakar Rally as ‘hell’ after suffering three punctures on the opening Jeddah-Bisha stage…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 3, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah: I knew I would lose time as first on the road Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah believes that he will enjoy better fortunes on the second stage of the Dakar Rally after a difficult start to… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 3, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Spare tire stops Meeke on day one of Dakar debut Kris Meeke’s Dakar Rally debut has already come to halt after a spare tire in his PH Sport-run side-by-side vehicle caught fire on the very… Read more by Ida Wood January 3, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Sainz wins Dakar stage one, Loeb punctures early X-raid Mini JCW’s Carlos Sainz has taken the early lead of the Dakar Rally following a titanic battle with team-mate Stéphane Peterhansel on the opening… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 3, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah draws first blood in Dakar prologue Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah will be the first car to start the 2021 Dakar Rally after setting the pace in the Jeddah prologue, with… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 2, 2021 2 min
Dakar Features Seven editions that shaped the Dakar Rally Returning as a defeated competitor on the Abidjan-Nice Rally having been rescued from the desert after getting lost, Thierry Sabine was an inspired man in… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 2, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Loeb: Prodrive has potential to fight for win on Dakar debut Nine-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb reckons he has the potential to take the victory fight to Toyota and Mini X-raid with his new team… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 1, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Adapting to Dakar from WRC “huge challenge” for Meeke Dakar Rally rookie Kris Meeke says he faces a “huge challenge” to get up to speed as preparations for next week’s classic rally raid event… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 30, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Roma forced into last-minute Dakar co-driver change Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Nani Roma has been forced into a last-minute change of co-driver for next week’s Dakar Rally after Dani Oliveras tested positive for… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 28, 2020 1 min
Dakar Features When WRC drivers tackled the Dakar Rally Often seen as poles apart, the WRC and the Dakar Rally have, in fact, a long history of convergence and next year’s 43rd running of… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 26, 2020 5 min
Dakar News Dakar still on for now as travel exception set to be granted The 2021 Dakar Rally is still currently going ahead as planned next month as the Saudi Arabian government is set to grant an exemption to… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 22, 2020 2 min
Off-Road News Dakar faces cancellation as Saudi Arabia shuts borders January’s Dakar Rally is thought to be under threat by revised Saudi Arabian government policy which could limit the movement of people into the country… Read more by DirtFish Media December 21, 2020 2 min
Dakar News Loeb’s XE team-mate Gutierrez to do Dakar as Red Bull junior X44 Extreme E driver Cristina Gutierrez will contest the 2021 Dakar Rally as part of the Red Bull Off Road Junior Team, driving an Overdrive… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 18, 2020 2 min
Dakar News Loeb’s Dakar 2021 livery revealed The Bahrain Raid Xtreme team that Sébastien Loeb and Nani Roma will drive for on next month’s Dakar Rally has revealed the look of its… Read more by Ida Wood December 18, 2020 1 min
WRC Features Six times Loeb shone on his motorsport debuts Sébastien Loeb’s deal to drive for Lewis Hamilton’s X44 Extreme E team means the nine-time World Rally Champion will add another string to his bow… Read more by DirtFish Media December 13, 2020 5 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah beats Sainz in Ha’il Baja Dakar Rally warm-up Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah kicked off the final Dakar Rally preparations with a hard-fought victory in the Ha’il Baja, the fourth round of the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 12, 2020 3 min
