A number of racers who are set to take part in Saudi Dakar rally 2021 held a press conference in Jeddah on Thursday to highlight the international event.
They expressed happiness to be in the Kingdom for the second edition of the rally.
The 2021 race kick off from Jeddah on January and end on January 15.
The racers lauded the natural topography of the Kingdom that would test their skill and experience.
Saudi Arabia’s Yazid Al-Rajhi, who came in fourth position in the 2020 event, vowed to overcome previous problems, hoping to win the race.
The Dakar started in 1977 as a race from Paris and across the Sahara desert to the Senegalese capital in West Africa and has long been regarded as the world’s toughest motorsport challenge.
It has been staged in South America since 2009 after leaving Africa for security reasons.
Saudi Arabia’s staging of the event in 2020 marked the first time it was held in the Middle East.
Veteran Spanish driver Carlos Sainz was the winner.
