Tag Sebastien Loeb

How Loeb did the unthinkable in Sweden

There’s an element of paradox to rallying. On the one hand, it takes tradition seriously: the underlying format has adapted somewhat, been made more time-efficient… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay February 14, 2024 5 min

WRC

Millener addresses Loeb to M-Sport speculation

M-Sport Ford team principal Richard Millener says talk of a Sébastien Loeb return to the squad is wide of the mark and not where the… Read more

by David Evans February 11, 2024 2 min

Dacia’s anti-Audi approach to Dakar

Sébastien Loeb could only look on in envy as Audi’s three musketeers banded together to shepherd Carlos Sainz home to victory. On the penultimate stage,… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay January 31, 2024 5 min

Cars

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

Loeb and Al-Attiyah hit trouble in Dakar opener

Nasser Al-Attiyah and Sébastien Loeb, two of the favorites for Dakar Rally victory ran into trouble on the very first stage, while Guillaume de Mevius… Read more

by Alasdair Lindsay January 6, 2024 3 min

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

Everything you need to know about Dakar 2024

The beginning of a new year can only mean one thing in the world of off-road motorsport. It’s Dakar time. The 46th edition of the… Read more

by James Bowen January 4, 2024

WRC

Opinion

A Loeb photo that doesn’t quite look right

In the sport of rallying, some driver and car combinations will be ingrained in our memories for all of time. Tommi Mäkinen and Mitsubishi. Miki… Read more

by James Bowen January 3, 2024 2 min