Cars News Loeb loses out as Sainz chases Dakar glory for Audi Carlos Sainz is within touching distance of a dream Dakar farewell victory for his Audi team. The Spaniard has arrived in Yanbu after 3,000 miles… Read more by David Evans January 18, 2024 3 min
Dakar News The American star who’s taken Dakar by storm It takes time. Sara Price climbs from her Can-Am, high-fives her crew, makes sure the Monster Energy cap is straight and then coughs. It comes… Read more by DirtFish Media January 17, 2024 2 min
Dakar News The two problems Loeb faces to win Dakar Sébastien Loeb is so close that he can see it. Two stages are between him and the end of the Dakar: a first win after… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 17, 2024 2 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah quits Dakar after refusing to drive his car further Nasser Al-Attiyah has a problem. His hopes of retaining his Dakar crown this year had already been dashed by damage from a heavy landing on… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 17, 2024 2 min
Dakar News Why Loeb has dropped back in Dakar lead fight Carlos Sainz has hit back in Dakar’s battle of the former team-mates – the Spaniard pulling six minutes out of his former Citroën colleague Sébastien… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 15, 2024 2 min
Cars News Loeb fires warning shot as Dakar race hots up The second half of motorsport’s greatest marathon has only just begun and the event is at fever pitch. Audi’s Carlos Sainz still leads, but Sébastien… Read more by David Evans January 14, 2024 3 min
Dakar Features Was Dakar’s radical new stage format a success? The 2023 edition of the Dakar Rally was gruelling by anyone’s standards. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any tougher, race director David Castera… Read more by James Bowen January 14, 2024 3 min
Dakar News Meeke retires from Dakar Rally Kris Meeke is out of the Dakar Rally after sustaining roll cage damage to his G Rally team-run buggy. After being involved in a scary… Read more by James Bowen January 13, 2024 2 min
Dakar Features Why the next week will shape modern history for Audi Audi has a habit of revolutionizing motorsport. Quattro permanently changed rallying; the days of two-wheel drive at the top level were banished to the history… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 13, 2024 3 min
Dakar News Rookie Price rules the Dakar dunes in week one If there’s one thing Saudi Arabia does well, it’s sand. And dunes. It’s the sand dunes that have focused the mind of rookie Dakar star… Read more by DirtFish Media January 12, 2024 3 min
Off-Road News Meeke’s Dakar hopes dashed by scary near‑miss Kris Meeke’s Dakar Rally hasn’t gone to plan from day one. After receiving a late call-up in December to stand in for Dutch driver Kees… Read more by James Bowen January 11, 2024 5 min
Dakar News Loeb’s strategy gambit for Dakar’s biggest test You don’t win nine world championships by just mashing a throttle pedal to the floor. Engaging grey matter is as critical as engaging first gear… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 11, 2024 3 min
Dakar Features Dakar vs WRC – what’s the difference? Feeds full of Dakar right now? But Monte Carlo and the start of a new World Rally Championship adventure is looming ever larger. Now more… Read more by DirtFish Media January 10, 2024 5 min
WRC Podcast Podcast: The season starts here Austria’s Jänner Rallye provided a snowy start to 2024 last weekend, while the stars of rally-raid have descended on Saudi Arabia to slug it out… Read more by DirtFish Media January 9, 2024
Dakar Features The all-female Dakar debut crew that’s impossible to miss There’s more than a few eye-catching machines on this year’s Dakar Rally. Audi’s RS Q e-tron looks a bit like something you’d use to explore… Read more by James Bowen January 9, 2024 3 min
Dakar News Al Rajhi leads after Dakar hits the rocks Yazeed Al Rajhi reminded himself of what he’d said ahead of the start of this year’s Dakar. Emerging from the 271-mile section from Al Duwadimi… Read more by David Evans January 8, 2024 2 min
Dakar Features The unexpectedly poignant Dakar tribute When French Porsche tuner Jérémy Athimon started building two replicas of the German brand’s legendary 959 – Dakar winner in 1986 – to compete in… Read more by James Bowen January 8, 2024 5 min
Dakar News Sainz takes Dakar lead, Loeb returns to lead fight Carlos Sainz has assumed the lead of the Dakar Rally after stage two, while Sébastien Loeb recovered strongly from day one drama to assume a… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 7, 2024 2 min
