THE SEASON KICKS OFF WITH THE LEGENDARY RALLYE MONTE-CARLO! The Abu Dhabi Total WRT has entered two cars at the Rallye Monte-Carlo (21-24 January), the opening round of the 2016 World Rally Championship. Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle and Stéphane Lefebvre/Gabin Moreau will have to meet the combined challenge of Monte’s demanding course and the typically wintry […]
AL-ATTIYAH, MÉO & NIKOLAEV SCOOP DECISIVE DAKAR STAGE WINS Another sandy stage at the Dakar Rally resulted in further movement on the leaderboards today as caution was thrown to the wind across all four categories. Stage 11 featured a mix of soft terrain including the infamous fesh-fesh sand synonymous with northern Argentina along the route […]
PEUGEOT RUN INTO TROUBLE As sure as day follows night, the Dakar Rally’s perennial trip to the Fiambalá dunes proves a decisive factor in determining success and failure at the world’s toughest race. Legions of competitors fell by the wayside during today’s 245km timed special stage between Belén and La Rioja, but a trio of […]
TEMPERATURES SOAR IN THE DAKAR RALLY The Red Bull-backed Peugeot 2008DKR16 of Carlos Sainz takes the overall lead with a fine stage win today. There’s another member of Team Peugeot-Total in second overall, as 11-time Dakar winner Stéphane Peterhansel battled back from getting stuck in the sand on stage nine. Nine-time WRC winner Sébastien Loeb […]
DAKAR SPRINGS BACK TO LIFE AFTER A DAY OF REST The Dakar’s final week commenced with dune racing as the dimensions of the contest changed from flat-out speed to navigational challenges on the 393km timed route from Salta to Belén. Defending Dakar champion Nasser Al-Attiyah talked openly during the rest day about his intentions to […]
SAINZ MAINTAINS PEUGEOT’S HOT STREAK Violent storms returned to the Dakar Rally during a turbulent seventh stage that saw more lightening quick times set by the Red Bull Desert Wings. Heavy rain on the Bolivia/Argentina border did nothing to dampen the speed of Carlos Sainz as he ensured the Peugeot 2008DKR16 was the fastest car […]