Covid opens World Rally window for Bottas
(GMM) The ongoing covid crisis may provide Valtteri Bottas with the chance to contest Finland’s forthcoming round of the World Rally championship. The Mercedes driver has just finished sixth in … Read More
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(GMM) The ongoing covid crisis may provide Valtteri Bottas with the chance to contest Finland’s forthcoming round of the World Rally championship. The Mercedes driver has just finished sixth in … Read More
Stephane Peterhansel (shown above) has secured a record 14th Dakar Rally title after winning the 2021 edition of the event in Saudi Arabia, beating 2nd place Nasser Al-Attiyah and 3rd … Read More
French motorcyclist Pierre Cherpin has died from his injuries after a fall during the Dakar Rally, becoming the notoriously perilous race’s first fatality this year, organizers said on Friday. Cherpin, … Read More
Nasser Al-Attiyah secured a fifth stage win of the 2021 Dakar Rally on Thursday, but was unable to make a major dent in Stephane Peterhansel’s lead ahead of Friday’s showdown. … Read More
Toyota driver Yazeed Al-Rajhi (shown above) took top honors in Stage 10 of the Dakar Rally on Wednesday, while Nasser Al-Attiyah narrowly beat Stephane Peterhansel to second. Starting fourth in … Read More
Toby Price has indicated that he will need surgery after breaking his collarbone in a crash during Stage 9 of the Dakar Rally. The two-time champion crashed heavily a third … Read More
Relive all the action from the eighth stage of the 2021 Dakar Rally, where Jose Ignacio Cornejo won bikes, Nasser Al-Attiyah won cars, Alexandre Giroud won quads and Anton Shibalov … Read More
The city of the future has not yet emerged from the sand and rocks, but the region of Neom can already boast some impressive creations: those of its ancient geological … Read More
It’s in the bag for Yazeed Al-Rajhi (Shown Above)! The Saudi ended a long drought that started in 2015 and claimed the stage win after moving into the lead with … Read More
The record holder for Dakar triumphs, Stéphane Peterhansel, has reached the rest day as leader of the general standings, with a lead over Nasser Al-Attiyah that he deems too small … Read More
53-year old Ken Block announced he and Ford are parting ways for 2021. The driver is now a “free agent,” according to Hoonigan. “It’s simply been a dream come true … Read More
Carlos Sainz (shown above) has achieved his second victory of the year on completion of the day’s special finishing near Ha’il. The Spaniard was the quickest driver at the first … Read More
Toyota driver Giniel de Villiers (shown above) won Thursday’s fifth stage of the 2021 Dakar Rally, as Stephane Peterhansel extended his lead over de Villiers teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah. It is … Read More
Indian motorcycle rider CS Santosh was flown to hospital in Riyadh after a big crash during Wednesday’s fourth stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. The Hero team said … Read More
Toyota’s Nasser Al-Attiyah won his third consecutive stage victory of the 2021 Dakar Rally on Wednesday, narrowly beating overall leader Stephane Peterhansel and his X-raid Mini. Somewhat counterintuitively, Dakar stages … Read More
Stage 3 of the 43rd Dakar Rally ongoing in Saudi Arabia has come to an end. After wins on the prologue and stage two, Nasser Al-Attiyah has also tasted victory … Read More
After starting in tenth position, Nasser Al-Attiyah has won stage two by 2m35s in front of Stéphane Peterhansel. The Frenchman led for the majority of the stage, but can console … Read More
Carlos Sainz Sr. (Shown above) has managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, erasing what looked like an insurmountable deficit to take Stage 1 of the 2021 Dakar … Read More
Racing got underway at the 2021 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia as some of the biggest names in rally-raid took part in today’s 11km prologue stage. Holding an early lead … Read More
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing is looking forward to challenge for the Dakar Rally title again despite a truncated year which limited the team’s training and testing as a result of the … Read More
Coverage of the pandemic-abbreviated two-race 2020 SCORE World Desert Championship concludes on ESPN2 this Sunday with the premier of multiple airings of the BFGoodrich Tires 53rd annual SCORE Baja 1000, … Read More
The rich tapestry of landscapes in Saudi Arabia offers an almost infinite number of permutations to give the route of the Dakar a better flavor. Just as 2020 was a … Read More
Since the official Honda team returned to the Dakar Rally in 2013 after a 23-year absence, one of the team bikes will, for the first time, do so with the … Read More
(GMM) Valtteri Bottas plans to return to competition – in January. Disappointed with his fourth consecutive title defeat to Lewis Hamilton, and recently humiliated alongside George Russell in the Sakhir … Read More
Volkswagen AG is terminating motorsport activities at its namesake car division and reassigning employees to work on its growing line of electric vehicles. The Hanover, Germany-based unit employing 169 people will … Read More