Dakar News Ekström wants more cross-country running in Audi Audi Sport’s Dakar Rally pairing Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist have called for more competitive running in the World Rally-Raid Championship this year. The Swedish… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon February 25, 2023 2 min
World RX News Ekström takes on surprise World RX role 2016 World Rallycross champion Mattias Ekström has become the new sporting director of Rallycross Promoter – the subsidiary of WRC Promoter which owns the rights to World… Read more by Luke Barry February 8, 2023 2 min
Rally News Ekström on fire for fourth Race of Champions win Seeing the center console on fire, Mattias Ekström kept his right foot buried, but took his right hand off the wheel to put extinguish the… Read more by David Evans January 29, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Loeb wins stage as team-mate retires through injury Bahrain Raid Xtreme’s Sébastien Loeb finally put an end to his run of bad luck on the Dakar Rally by taking his first stage victory… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 4, 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 Dakar regs between ICE and electric “fair” – Ekström Team Audi Sport’s Mattias Ekström says the closeness of the Dakar Rally field following the Sea Camp prologue proves that the FIA’s latest regulation tweak… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 31, 2022 3 min
Dakar Features Dakar Rally 2023 form guide For the fourth time since moving to the Middle East, the Dakar Rally will be disputed on Saudi Arabian soil. Just how the rally will… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon December 31, 2022 5 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
Extreme E News Why Ekström isn’t returning to Extreme E Former Abt Cupra Extreme E driver Mattias Ekström has opened up about his split with the team ahead of the new season. The 2016 World… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon February 17, 2022 3 min
Extreme E News Al-Attiyah replaces Ekström at Abt Cupra in Extreme E Four-time Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah has joined ABT Cupra XE for the 2022 Extreme E season. Al-Attiyah, who won this year’s Dakar event with… Read more by Rob Hansford February 3, 2022 2 min
Rally News Auriol joins Loeb in France’s Race of Champions lineup Didier Auriol, the 1994 World Rally Champion, is making a surprise comeback to the Race of Champions showcase event this weekend as a late entry,… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay February 1, 2022 2 min
Dakar News De Villiers claims stage win, Al-Attiyah remains in control Giniel de Villiers led a Toyota Gazoo Racing domination on the ninth day of the Dakar Rally with his first stage win of the event… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 11, 2022 3 min
Dakar News Ekström wins first ever Dakar stage in Audi 1-2 Mattias Ekström brilliantly claimed his first ever Dakar Rally stage win, topping the eighth day ahead of Audi team-mate Stéphane Peterhansel. Starting eighth on the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 10, 2022 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 Features The selfless act that defines Audi’s electric Dakar learning When Audi’s Carlos Sainz’s Audi RS Q e-tron ground to a halt between the fourth and fifth waypoints of Thursday’s fifth stage of the 2022… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 8, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Has WRC really become like circuit racing? “As we’ve seen, in WRC it has become more and more necessary to drive as if you’re on a racetrack, every corner has to be… Read more by Luke Barry January 6, 2022 5 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 Al-Attiyah dominates Dakar opener as Peterhansel hits trouble Toyota’s Nasser Al-Attiyah has taken the early lead of the 2022 Dakar Rally following the opening loop stage at Ha’il, while Stéphane Peterhansel’s victory chances… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon January 2, 2022 3 min