Dakar Features How the Extreme E stars got on at Dakar 2021 The start to the inaugural season of Extreme E in Al-Ula may have been pushed back to April, but some of its drivers gained valuable… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 19, 2021 5 min
Dakar Features The untold stories of Dakar 2021 The Dakar Rally stands out as one of the most iconic, grueling, and famous events in the world. With navigation as crucial as speed and… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 18, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah: Better rules needed after more puncture drama Dakar Rally runner-up Nasser Al-Attiyah has called for ‘better’ regulations surrounding tires for future editions after suffering a spate of punctures for the second year… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 15, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Peterhansel seals record-extending 14th Dakar victory Stéphane Peterhansel clinched his 14th career Dakar Rally victory, seeing off Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah’s challenge as the crews arrived back in Jeddah after… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 15, 2021 5 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah boosts slim Dakar victory chances with stage win Nasser Al-Attiyah showed there is still life in his bid to record a fourth Dakar Rally victory after winning the penultimate stage to reduce Stéphane… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 14, 2021 3 min
Dakar Features The mammoth test that could decide the Dakar X-raid Mini JCW’s Stéphane Peterhansel is looking good to secure a record-extending 14th Dakar Rally victory this week. But although the Frenchman holds a 17-minute… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 13, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Peterhansel closing on 14th Dakar Rally victory Stéphane Peterhansel has edged closer to recording his 14th Dakar Rally victory after finishing third fastest on stage 10, which was won by Yazeed Al… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 13, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Loeb’s troublesome Dakar ends with retirement Sébastien Loeb has retired from this year’s Dakar Rally after hitting more trouble during the second part of the Marathon Stage. Loeb had started the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 11, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah eats into Peterhansel’s Dakar lead Nasser Al-Attiyah took over three minutes out of Stéphane Peterhansel’s Dakar Rally lead after claiming his fourth stage win on the 233-mile Sakaka-Neom test. The… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 11, 2021 3 min
Dakar Features The challenge of navigating the Dakar Rally David Castera is first and foremost a competitor, but more importantly, he’s someone who lives and breathes the Dakar and everything that goes with it…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 11, 2021 5 min
Dakar Features The inside line from Prodrive’s first Dakar entry Former World Rally Championship outfit Prodrive has made its first venture into rally raid this year in the Dakar Rally, running the team and developing… Read more by David Evans January 11, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Lapworth rating Prodrive’s Dakar debut 8/10 so far Prodrive technical director David Lapworth has given his team an eight out of 10 for its performance over the first half of its debut Dakar… Read more by David Evans January 10, 2021 1 min
Dakar News Al Rajhi takes first Dakar stage win on home soil Overdrive Racing’s Yazeed Al Rajhi stormed to his first stage win of this year’s Dakar Rally, while Stéphane Peterhansel continues to lead the overall classification…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Dakar stage six shortened after navigation issues Friday’s sixth stage of the Dakar Rally has been shortened and the start time pushed back by the event organizers, the ASO. The decision comes… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 7, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Sainz: 2021 Dakar more gymkhana than rally raid Carlos Sainz says that this year’s Dakar Rally is ‘more like gymkhana than a rally raid’ after suffering navigational problems in two of the last… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 7, 2021 2 min
Dakar News De Villiers wins stage five, Peterhansel extends lead Toyota’s Giniel de Villiers claimed his first stage win of this year’s Dakar Rally as Stéphane Peterhansel extended his lead in the overall classification over… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 7, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Loeb blasts Dakar “incompetence” after five-minute penalty Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb has been handed a five-minute penalty for exceeding the speed limit during the fourth stage of the Dakar Rally, a… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 6, 2021 3 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah gives Toyota first stage win as Sainz loses lead Stéphane Peterhansel has taken the lead of the Dakar Rally from X-raid Mini JCW team-mate Carlos Sainz following the second stage of the event, won… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 4, 2021 3 min
