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Loeb had "no chance" against three-car Audi team in Dakar after Al-Attiyah exit

Thursday’s 420km test between Al-’Ula and Yanbu marked Loeb’s last real chance of overhauling Audi’s Carlos Sainz Sr in the overall standings, with Friday’s final stage being too short to make a serious impact.

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Sainz's Dakar future a question mark as Audi prepares to exit

Although yet to be officially announced, it is widely believed that Audi will pull the plug on its Dakar programme after the 46-edition of the rally-raid ends next week, having made its debut just three years ago in 2022 with RS Q e-tron.

Autosport

Al-Attiyah will "do everything" to help Loeb beat Audi to Dakar win

Al-Attiyah’s bid for a sixth career win in Dakar took a crushing blow on the 48-hour Stage 6 when his Prodrive Hunter screeched to a halt after a harsh landing just before the penultimate waypoint, leaving him stranded in Empty Quarter.

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Dakar 2024, Stage 4: Loeb strikes back to win, Al-Rajhi retains lead

Prodrive driver Loeb sat a distant ninth in the general classification heading into the fourth stage in Saudi Arabia, having lost a considerable amount of time on the opening day due to punctures and a broken rear tow link - and again on Monday with more tyre troubles.

Autosport

Dakar 2024, Stage 3: Sainz loses lead to Al-Rajhi as Moraes wins stage

In an ultra-competitive Al Duwadimi to Al Salamiya pass covering 438km, which saw the stage lead swap between multiple runners, a four-way victory fight developed between Toyota’s Moraes, Audi’s Mattias Ekstrom, Overdrive’s Al-Rajhi and defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah for Prodrive.

Autosport

Dakar 2024, Stage 1: De Mevius takes shock win for Overdrive Toyota

De Mevius, who sat a distant 32nd after Friday’s Prologue, made rapid gains over the course of the 414km test between Al-’Ula and Al Henakiyah to overhaul Mattias Ekstrom and then Carlos Sainz Sr (both Audi) to claim his first-ever stage victory in Dakar.

Autosport

Sainz shrugs off Al-Attiyah’s Audi Dakar Rally jibe

Five-time Dakar winner Al-Attiyah is looking to defend his crown driving for Prodrive following a move from Toyota.Speaking ahead of this year’s edition, which begins on Friday, Al-Attiyah was asked if he thought Audi would be a main threat. Audi is set to benefit from an FIA balance of performance…

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Al Attiyah claims Audi will last three Dakar Rally days before "going home"

In September, Audi revealed its significantly upgraded electric Dakar entry, the RS Q e-tron E2. This was followed by a recent announcement from the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship’s Committee that a balance of performance shift in the T1.U class for prototype cars using renewable energies – which includes the RS Q e-tron…

Autosport

Al-Attiyah claims Audi will last three Dakar Rally days before "going home"

Motorsport

Dakar Rally preview: The leading contenders for victory in 2024

The 2024 Dakar Rally will be the fifth successive event to take place entirely in Saudi Arabia, but organiser ASO has laid out a route that will be vastly different to previous years.

Autosport

F1 factory tours, British GP tickets headline Grand Prix Trust auction at Autosport Awards

The Autosport Awards, which takes place at Grosvenor House on Park Lane this weekend, is continuing its long-standing support of the Grand Prix Trust, which is the benevolent fund of the industry. The Trust is chaired by former F1 driver and Sky Sports F1 commentator Martin Brundle. It helps put…

Autosport

Friday favourite: The “brutal” Florida track that bookended Gavin's Corvette story

The 3.741 miles of bumpy asphalt that makes up Sebring International Raceway is most certainly unique. And in choosing it as his favourite track, Oliver Gavin makes several references to the airfield venue’s one-of-a-kind nature that, in his estimation, narrowly elevates it above the Circuit de la Sarthe where he…

Autosport

Al-Attiyah leaves Toyota to join Prodrive for 2024 Dakar

Al-Attiyah will drive the Prodrive-built HunterT1+ in the full 2024 World Rally Raid Championship, beginning with January's Dakar Rally.

Autosport

New Aston Martin GT3 car breaks cover

The evolution version of the Vantage GT3 under development ahead of a release to customers in time for the 2024 season was photographed for the first time during general testing at Silverstone this week.

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This Stunning Piper Moto J1 Scooter Packs A KTM 690 Duke Punch Inside

Piper Moto is a motorcycle design firm founded in 2013 by John Piper, a longtime engineer with the likes of the Williams and Benetton F1 teams and ProDrive.

Autosport

Why Aston Martin is right to return to Le Mans

Ferrari returning to the Le Mans 24 Hours was arguably the biggest motorsport story of 2021, while the famous Italian marque’s victory in the French classic will probably stand as this year’s feel-good moment. This week’s Aston Martin announcement should be viewed in a similar way.

Autosport

Aston Martin GT commitment unchanged by Valkyrie LMH announcement

The British manufacturer will remain involved in the GT3 and GT4 classes for the foreseeable future, it was announced on the launch of the Valkyrie programme on Wednesday.

Motor1

Prodrive P25 First Drive Review: Leveling Up An Icon

Subaru's legendary 22B has been updated for the 21st century, and it $%@ing rips.

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Friday favourite: The stalwart Aston that almost cooked its drivers

Tomas Enge’s long stint as part of Prodrive’s sportscar operation yielded great success. He won the GTS class at the Le Mans 24 Hours with the Ferrari 550 Maranello in 2003 and claimed the Le Mans Series LMP1 crown in 2009 aboard the Lola-Aston Martin. But despite not managing to…

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10 Cars We're Most Excited To See At Goodwood

Ferrari one-offs, Lamborghini restomods, performance EVs, and so much more.

Motor1

Dacia To Race In 2025’s Dakar Rally T1+ Category Using Synthetic Fuel

Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutierrez Herrero will race for the automaker.

Motorsport

Dacia to enter Dakar Rally in 2025 with Loeb, Gutierrez

The Romanian manufacturer announced plans to take part in the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship including the Dakar Rally in an online presentation on Monday, confirming rumours that the Renault Group had been working on returning to the world's toughest cross-country rally.

Bangkok Post

It's roadshow time

Auto sales at this year's Bangkok International Motor Show could rise by 15-20% thanks to the easing of Covid-19 measures, recovery of the local auto industry, as well as the introduction of several new EV models.

Autosport

Loeb won't defend Extreme E title with Lewis Hamilton's X44 team

X44 is the final team to announce its lineup for the new Extreme E season that begins this weekend with the Desert X-Prix in Saudi Arabia.

Autosport

How two driver-turned-managers are tackling Formula E's challenges

The new Gen3 era of Formula E carries numerous trials for the teams to keep on top of, but the sweeping brush of change isn't limited to the cars and driver lineups. Two squads feature former drivers settling into challenging new management roles. Here's how McLaren team manager Gary Paffett…

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