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 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 News A taste of what’s to come from Dakar 2024 Day zero, as it were, of the Dakar Rally is behind us. The Prologue stage is done and dusted. With such an open and competitive… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 5, 2024 2 min
Dakar News Loeb sets Dakar record with sixth straight stage win Sébastien Loeb became the first driver in Dakar Rally history to claim six consecutive stage wins, once again setting the pace as the bivouac reached… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 14, 2023 2 min
Dakar Features What you missed on the first week of the Dakar Rally 2023 And just like that, the 2023 Dakar Rally has reached the end of its opening week of action in Saudi Arabia. The first seven days… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 9, 2023
Dakar News Why Audi’s Dakar power increase isn’t controversial Around the Dakar Rally bivouac on Wednesday evening, there was the merest hint of controversy following the FIA and ASO’s joint decision to increase the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 5, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah wins stage two as Loeb drops over an hour Toyota’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel claimed their first stage victory of the 2023 Dakar Rally, but Sébastien Loeb’s victory chances are all but over… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 2, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Sainz seizes top spot on Dakar opening stage Carlos Sainz has become the first leader of the 2023 Dakar Rally, outpacing Sébastien Loeb on an opening stage that looked to belong to his… Read more by Luke Barry January 1, 2023 2 min
Dakar News Ekström sets pace in Dakar Rally prologue Audi’s Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist opened their 2023 Dakar Rally account with the fastest time in the Sea Camp prologue, beating Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 31, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Loeb lays out confidence for his 2023 Dakar Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb heads into this year’s Dakar Rally feeling “pretty confident” as he goes in search of an elusive first victory on… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 27, 2022 5 min
Off-Road News Loeb wins World Rally-Raid finale but misses title Sébastien Loeb claimed Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s first-ever World Rally Raid Championship victory as Toyota’s Nasser Al-Attiyah clinched the title on the season-ending Andalucia Rally. Bad… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 23, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Dakar winner Nani Roma diagnosed with cancer Two-time Dakar Rally winner Nani Roma has revealed he is battling bladder cancer. In an announcement via his social media channels, the Bahrain Raid Xtreme… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon March 24, 2022 2 min
Dakar News Loeb concedes Dakar victory now out of reach Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb says he ‘cannot do any more’ in his fight for Dakar Rally victory with Nasser Al-Attiyah ahead of the final… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 12, 2022 2 min
Dakar News Loeb trims Al-Attiyah’s Dakar lead with stage seven win Sébastien Loeb gave Bahrain Raid Xtreme its second stage victory in a row – and third of this year’s Dakar Rally – to cut Nasser… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 9, 2022 2 min
Dakar News Terranova wins Ekström duel for Dakar stage six Orlando Terranova took Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s second stage victory of the Dakar Rally, while team-mate Sébastien Loeb has been demoted to third overall after dropping… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 7, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Loeb begins Dakar fightback with day-two stage win Sébastien Loeb took his first Dakar Rally stage win since 2019, and the first for the Prodrive-run Bahrain Raid Xtreme team, with a commanding performance… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 3, 2022 3 min
Dakar News No co-driver worries for Loeb on Dakar Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb believes he and new navigator Fabian Lurquin can hit the ground running as they prepare for their first assault on… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 28, 2021 2 min
Dakar News BRX unveils new Hunter T1+ for Dakar 2022 Bahrain Raid Extreme has revealed the car it hopes will carry it to Dakar success in Saudi Arabia next year. Built to the new T1+… Read more by David Evans July 29, 2021 2 min
