Dakar Features How Dakar’s ‘water carrier’ role works, and why it’s used The opening week of the 2025 Dakar Rally has produced more than its fair share of drama and incident. Two of the pre-event favorites, Dacia’s… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 2025 5 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah gives Dacia its first Dakar stage win, then loses it Dacia Sandriders has claimed its first ever Dakar Rally stage win, as Nasser Al-Attiyah blitzed the field by 10 minutes to move back into podium… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 9, 2025 3 min
Dakar News FIA explains why Loeb had to be excluded from Dakar The FIA says it was left with no alternative but to disqualify Dacia Sandriders’ Sébastien Loeb from the 2025 Dakar Rally following his high-speed crash… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 9, 2025 3 min
Dakar News Loeb says his Dakar exclusion “not based on solid arguments” Sébastien Loeb says the FIA’s decision to disqualify him from the 2025 Dakar Rally is ‘hard to swallow’ and ‘not based on solid arguments’ following… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 8, 2025 2 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah the latest Dakar favorite in trouble Dacia Sandriders has suffered yet more disappointment on the Dakar Rally as Nasser Al-Attiyah lost over half an hour on stage four, which was won… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 8, 2025 2 min
Dakar Podcast Is the Dakar Loeb’s one weakness? In rallying you must always expect the unexpected, but there was nothing truly more unexpected than Sébastien Loeb crashing his Citroën in the World Rally… Read more by DirtFish Media January 8, 2025 10 min +
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
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 Opinion Colin Clark: Making memories in the middle of nowhere It’s only stage two of the Dakar, but the organizers in their rather dastardly ways have decided to throw in a bit of an early… Read more by Colin Clark January 6, 2025 5 min
Dakar Features The Dakar debut echoing the steps of a legend Without sounding too hyperbolic, it has been some start to Toby Price and Sam Sunderland’s new Dakar Rally adventure in the car category. The double… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 6, 2025 5 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 Features What is the 48-hour chrono stage? Two days and a smidge over 600 miles later, the Dakar Rally caravan will have finally conquered the 48-hour chrono, the second stage of the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 4, 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
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
