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Dacia cools Dakar expectations after debut 1-2 at Rallye du Maroc

Dacia Sandriders technical director Philip Dunabin has played down expectations for the team's first run at the Dakar Rally despite securing a 1-2 on its debut at the Rallye du Maroc.

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WRC champion Rovanpera tests Red Bull F1 car

Reigning two-time world rally champion Kalle Rovanpera swapped a rally car for a Red Bull RB8 Formula 1 car in a test at the Red Bull Ring.

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Race of Champions: What is the famous motoring event?

Australia will make its debut hosting the historic Race of Champions in 2025 as the motorsport event will head to Sydney’s Accor Stadium.

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What’s next for the WRC’s new rising star

After spotting an advert for the FIA Rally Star talent search programme while in the Estonian Military, Romet Jurgenson is now preparing for a career in the World Rally Championship.

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WRC star Sebatien Ogier reveals intention to make DTM return

World Rally Championship legend Sebastien Ogier has expressed a desire to make his first race start in the DTM since a guest outing in 2018.

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WRC star Ogier reveals intention to make DTM return

World Rally Championship legend Sebastien Ogier has expressed a desire to make his first race start in the DTM since a guest outing in 2018.

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Friday favourite: The McLaren that gave F1 its 100th grand prix winner

For Heikki Kovalainen, the McLaren MP4-23 will forever be remembered as the car that guided him to his only Formula 1 victory at the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix. But that isn’t the only reason why it’s his favourite.

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Friday favourite: The McLaren that gave F1 its 100th race winner

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Inside the mind of the WRC’s “Hollywood” showman

Simply known as “Mr Hollywood” during his World Rally Championship pomp, Petter Solberg has always been a showman powered by an abundance of energy and a drive to achieve - whatever the challenge. These attributes, in addition to his skill behind the wheel, combined to help the Norwegian win the…

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How Hyundai Took Tesla’s Lunch Money At Pikes Peak

With just six months' development and some pro drivers, an Ioniq 5 N smoked a Tesla-set record at the famous hill climb race.

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Hamilton's X44, Ganassi teams depart Extreme E

It has also been announced that Chip Ganassi Racing will depart the series.

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Hamilton's X44 team departs Extreme E

X44 was run by Prodrive for the first two seasons of the off-road series that began in 2021 and captured the drivers' title in 2022 with Sebastien Loeb and Cristina Gutierrez after the duo had finished runner-up the year before. Management of the programme switched to Rodin Carlin in 2023…

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McLaren signs Ekstrom, Gutierrez to Extreme E team

After contesting the last two seasons with Tanner Foust and Emma Gilmour as its two drivers, McLaren revealed in December that the duo would depart the team after achieving a best finish of second - in the 2022 Energy X-Prix in Uruguay and in Scotland's Hydro X-Prix last season.

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Dacia unveils its revolutionary car for the Dakar Rally 2025

Christened the Dacia Sandrider, the prototype built in collaboration with Prodrive was formally unveiled at a presentation in Paris by programme director Denis Le Vot.

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Dacia unveils its revolutionary car for 2025 Dakar Rally

Christened the Dacia Sandrider, the prototype built in collaboration with Prodrive was formally unveiled at a presentation in Paris by programme director Denis Le Vot.

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How Audi's Dakar win shows its F1 ambitions shouldn't be underestimated

Audi has faced heavy backlash over the way its motorsport division has been managed over the last few years. The decision to phase out all its sportscar racing programmes and go all-in on Formula 1 has aggrieved even the most loyal fans of the German marque. Even former teams and…

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Ferrari F1 driver Sainz on father's Dakar win: He was smarter than everyone

Sainz Sr led nearly the entirety of the 12-stage, two-week marathon in Saudi Arabia to score his fourth career victory in Dakar, cementing his position as one of the greatest rally drivers of all time.

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Carlos 'El Matador' Sainz makes Dakar Rally history

Carlos Sainz becomes the oldest winner of the Dakar Rally at 61, while Ricky Brabec wins in the motorbike category for the second time.

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Dakar 2024: Sainz clinches historic win for Audi, Loeb third

Sainz led almost the entire way in the 46th edition of Dakar in Saudi Arabia, eventually claiming the overall victory by 1hr20m25s over the Overdrive Toyota of Guillaume de Mevius.

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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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Dakar 2024: Stage 11: Sainz closes in on victory after Loeb’s challenge falters

The rocky Al-’Ula to Yanbu 420km test, won by Guerlain Chicherit for Overdrive Toyota, appears to be the deciding stage for overall victory at this year’s Dakar with Sainz moving into a healthy 1h27m06s lead.

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Loeb's Dakar victory hopes end with mechanical issues on Stage 11

The 420km test between Al-'Ula and Yanbu was expected to be one of the toughest stages of 2024, as it ran through some of the areas that caused so many punctures in last year's edition of the rally-raid.

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Aussie Sanders can't halt another Honda 1-2-3 in Dakar

Australian Daniel Sanders has come closest to denting Honda's latest demonstration of domination of the Dakar Rally bikes' class, finishing fourth on stage 10.

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Dakar 2024, Stage 10: Loeb shrinks Sainz’s lead as Chicherit wins stage

Loeb began the 371km Alula loop stage on the back foot as he briefly stopped at 53km, but fought back to gain five minutes on overall leader Sainz at the 225km checkpoint.

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Sainz 'can't let his guard down' as Loeb chases him for Dakar win

Sainz holds a lead of just over 20 minutes over Loeb following Tuesday's 417km test between Ha'il and Al-'Ula, making him the favourite for overall victory with just three stages to run in the 46th edition of the rally-raid.

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