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Sebastien Loeb believes the navigational challenges posed to the crews in the 2021 Dakar Rally has taken the emphasis away from the drivers and made it a "race of co-drivers"

* Peterhansel still leads car category (Adds Loeb 'rant' after time penalty)

Al-Attiyeh gives Toyota 3rd consecutive stage win at Dakar Rally 1 minute read Sports Desk, Jan 6 (efe-epa).- Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah gave Toyota Gazoo Racing its third consecutive stage victory in stage four of this year’s Dakar Rally in the car category on Wednesday. The winner of the prologue and stages two and three extended his streak in Saudi Arabia by winning the section on Wednesday, between Wadi Ad-Dawasir and Riyadh, with 476 kilometers on link sectors and 337 on specials. Al-Att...

By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read Jan 3 (Reuters) - Defending champion Carlos Sainz took the lead in the Dakar Rally car category after winning Sunday’s first proper stage in the Saudi Arabian desert ahead of Mini team mate Stephane Peterhansel. The Spaniard was eight seconds clear of ‘Mr Dakar’ Peterhansel -- the Frenchman who has won a record 13 times on two wheels and four -- overall after the 277-km timed stage from the port city of Jeddah to Bisha. Overnight leader Nasser Al-Attiyah, who w...

Toyota welcomes Dakar speed limit to prevent Mini "running away" Autosport 2/01/2021 © LAT Images Toyota welcomes addition of Dakar speed limit Toyota has welcomed the imposition of a speed limit for this years Dakar Rally, believing it should prevent rival squad X-raid Mini from "running away" on the events faster stages. Revised FIA Cross Country regulations for 2021 restrict competitors in the T1 (which includes Toyota, X-raid and Prodrives new BRX1 contender) and T2 classes to 180km/h ...

By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read (Reuters) - The Dakar Rally, the first major motorsport event of 2021, heads into the dunes and remote deserts of Saudi Arabia in a bivouac ‘bubble’ this weekend. Slideshow ( 5 images ) All participants in the gruelling event, which starts in Jeddah on Sunday and ends in the Red Sea port on Jan. 15, have had to quarantine for COVID-19 after arriving on charter flights. Spaniard Nani Roma, a past winner on two wheels and four, had to change co-driver after compatr...

Stage set for FIA Rally title showdown at Hail Baja 2  14 Dec 2020 - 8:48 Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah The Peninsula Doha: As teams refettle cars and competitors take some much needed time off during the official rest day at ‘Hail Rally Toyota 2020’, attention now turns to what is set to be a gripping finale to the 2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas at Hail Baja 2 tomorrow and Wednesday. The three major titles are still up for grabs and Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah’s start-to-finish vict...