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Peterhansel leads tributes after death of Dakar legend Hubert Auriol

Peterhansel: High average speed making Dakar "kind of dangerous" Autosport 6/01/2021 © LAT Images Peterhansel: Dakar Stephane Peterhansel says the Dakar Rally has become "kind of dangerous" in 2021 due to high average speeds witnessed in the deserts of Saudi Arabia. After organiser ASO admitted that some stages in the inaugural Saudi-based Dakar event last year were "very fast", a route that is "80-90% new" compared to the previous edition was prepared for 2021 to address the issue. A top speed limit was also introduced for the cars category, with competitors in the T1 (which includes T...