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
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 Colin Clark: it’s been a storming start to Dakar Do you know what? Between January 19, that final, glorious day of last year’s Dakar and the middle of November, I’d not really had the… Read more by Colin Clark January 2, 2025 5 min
Dakar Features Dakar 2025 Data + Form Guide Dakar 2025 Data + Form Guide The 2025 Dakar will be the sixth time the event has been held in Saudi Arabia, and promises to… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 2, 2025 10 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
Dakar Features Does two-wheel success guarantee wins on four? When two-time Dakar Rally winner Toby Price got the news that KTM would not be renewing his contract for the 2025 event, it seemed only… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 30, 2024 5 min
Dakar Features Getting to know Ford’s non-superstar Dakar driver When Mitch Guthrie Jr drives his Ford Raptor off the start podium in Saudi Arabia next month for his maiden assault on the Dakar Rally… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 22, 2024 5 min
Dakar Features The driver whose first rally was the Dakar Picture the scene: you are at the wheel of a Porsche 911 for your first-ever rally, about to embark on a whirlwind rollercoaster of emotion… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 19, 2024 5 min
Dakar Features Understanding Toyota’s confusing Dakar structure As true as the saying ‘calm seas never make a good sailor’ goes, Toyota Gazoo Racing will be hoping January’s Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 18, 2024
