WRC Features How Dakar’s new champion vanquished his illustrious rivals When Francis Bacon coined the phrase “knowledge is power”, he wasn’t wrong. Because whoever had it would gain name, fame and strength. After coming through… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 19, 2025 3 min
Dakar News Dakar lead changes hands again with one stage to go Overdrive Racing’s Yazeed Al Rajhi is within touching distance of becoming the first Saudi Arabian driver to win the Dakar Rally after moving back ahead… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 16, 2025 3 min
Dakar News Tactics come to the fore as Dakar lead changes again Amid the raging battle for the 2025 Dakar Rally victory, there’s a game of poker being played at the front. Tactics have been in force… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 15, 2025 3 min
Dakar Features Dakar’s unexpected leader faces an uphill struggle Amid all the drama of the opening week of the 2025 Dakar Rally, perhaps the biggest surprise of the 47th edition has been that a… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 2025 3 min
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 Features The national champion targeting Dakar success despite major surgery The last year has been something of a roller coaster for Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Henk Lategan. A fourth South African Rally Raid Championship this year… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 4, 2024 5 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah wins Dakar Rally for the fifth time Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah clinched his fifth Dakar Rally victory after coming through the final stage of the two-week marathon event in Saudi Arabia…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 15, 2023 5 min
Dakar Features The crew that lived out a Dakar nightmare Mishaps are part and parcel of the Dakar Rally, but what goes through the mind when you know you have zero assistance trucks available and… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 13, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Loeb moves onto Dakar podium, Sainz crashes again Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb kicked off the second week of the 2023 Dakar Rally with another stage victory as Carlos Sainz rolled his Audi… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 2023 3 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 Lategan wins his first Dakar stage as Audi drivers swap suspension Henk Lategan secured his first ever Dakar Rally stage win on the 2022 event’s fifth stage, while Toyota team-mate Nasser Al-Attiyah remains clear of the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 6, 2022 3 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
Off-Road News Toyota reveals upgraded Hilux and line-up for 2021 Dakar Toyota Gazoo Racing has announced it will enter four new Hilux cars for January’s Dakar Rally, with three-time winner Nasser Al-Attiyah again leading the effort…. Read more by Stephen Brunsdon November 12, 2020 3 min
