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
Off-Road News Former VW WRC boss Capito becomes Williams F1 chief Jost Capito, the man at the helm of Volkswagen Motorsport’s domination of the World Rally Championship, has been appointed as the next chief executive officer… Read more by Ida Wood December 17, 2020 2 min
Extreme E News Hispano Suiza in, HWA out of XE for 2021 Hispano Suiza, best known for its production of luxury cars and engines for warplanes early in the 20th century, will join Extreme E’s inaugural season… Read more by Ida Wood December 15, 2020 3 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
WRC Opinion Why I miss Volkswagen Motorsport, by David Evans If I was ever going to have a rock-and-roll moment, that was probably it. I’d just ditched Carlos Sainz’s Race Touareg in a lake –… Read more by David Evans December 12, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Audi recruits X-raid boss Quandt for Dakar 2022 effort Audi has announced that it will partner with Q Motorsport, headed by current X-raid team boss Sven Quandt, ahead of its Dakar Rally debut in… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 12, 2020 2 min
Extreme E Opinion Loeb and X44 will be the Extreme E benchmarks Sébastien Loeb. Had to be, didn’t it… When nine met seven. There’s no doubt, the Extreme E teams are all going to be very swish…. Read more by David Evans December 10, 2020 2 min
Features Meet Loeb’s Dakar star Extreme E team-mate Sharing an Extreme E car with Sebastien Loeb in Lewis Hamilton’s X44 team means that Cristina Gutierrez will be pushed from the dust of the… Read more by Rachel Harris-Gardiner December 10, 2020 2 min
Extreme E News Loeb joins Extreme E with Hamilton’s X44 team Nine-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb will contest the inaugural Extreme E season next year alongside Cristina Gutierrez for X44, the team founded by Formula… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 10, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Ex-Hyundai WRC man Abbring to demo electric Dakar car Former Hyundai Motorsport driver and 2017 Ypres Rally winner Kevin Abbring will be the man behind the wheel of the electric GCK e-Blast 1 car… Read more by Ida Wood December 10, 2020 3 min
Extreme E News Cupra and Abt sign Claudia Hürtgen for Exteme E Cupra and Abt Sportsline have revealed Nürburgring 24 Hours winner and German Touring Car Champion Claudia Hürtgen as the second half of their Extreme E… Read more by Ida Wood December 10, 2020 2 min
