Dakar News Sainz getting closer to Ford W2RC deal Carlos Sainz has told DirtFish he’s closing on an agreement with Ford to join the Blue Oval’s Dakar program later this season. The Spaniard, who… Read more by David Evans April 4, 2024 2 min
Women in motorsport Features The new team principal tasked with getting Loeb’s first Dakar win Tiphanie Isnard has been involved in rallying for the best part of 20 years, but even she can’t help getting a little excited about the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon March 8, 2024 5 min
Dakar Features Dacia’s anti-Audi approach to Dakar Sébastien Loeb could only look on in envy as Audi’s three musketeers banded together to shepherd Carlos Sainz home to victory. On the penultimate stage,… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 31, 2024 5 min
Dakar News Dacia reveals Loeb’s 2025 Dakar challenger Dacia has taken the virtual covers off its new rally-raid prototype – the car with which it will make its Dakar debut in 2025. Christened… Read more by James Bowen January 30, 2024
Dakar News Price reflects on the true cost of Dakar The disappointment was as obvious as it was understandable. Having run second and talked of the potential for a dream Dakar win for the previous… Read more by David Evans January 20, 2024 3 min
Dakar News Could Sainz be heading for a third term at M-Sport? It’s the end of 1995 again. Or maybe late 1999. The date might have changed, the whispers haven’t: “Carlos Sainz to M-Sport…” It would be… Read more by DirtFish Media January 20, 2024 2 min
Dakar News The “crazy idea” that Sainz’s victory made reality Everything was turned upside down at the dawn of the current decade. When Covid-19 ground everything to a halt, it gave some of us in… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 19, 2024 3 min
Cars News Loeb loses out as Sainz chases Dakar glory for Audi Carlos Sainz is within touching distance of a dream Dakar farewell victory for his Audi team. The Spaniard has arrived in Yanbu after 3,000 miles… Read more by David Evans January 18, 2024 3 min
Dakar News The American star who’s taken Dakar by storm It takes time. Sara Price climbs from her Can-Am, high-fives her crew, makes sure the Monster Energy cap is straight and then coughs. It comes… Read more by DirtFish Media January 17, 2024 2 min
Dakar News The two problems Loeb faces to win Dakar Sébastien Loeb is so close that he can see it. Two stages are between him and the end of the Dakar: a first win after… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 17, 2024 2 min
Dakar News Al-Attiyah quits Dakar after refusing to drive his car further Nasser Al-Attiyah has a problem. His hopes of retaining his Dakar crown this year had already been dashed by damage from a heavy landing on… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 17, 2024 2 min
Cars News Loeb fires warning shot as Dakar race hots up The second half of motorsport’s greatest marathon has only just begun and the event is at fever pitch. Audi’s Carlos Sainz still leads, but Sébastien… Read more by David Evans January 14, 2024 3 min
Dakar News Meeke retires from Dakar Rally Kris Meeke is out of the Dakar Rally after sustaining roll cage damage to his G Rally team-run buggy. After being involved in a scary… Read more by James Bowen January 13, 2024 2 min
Dakar News Meeke excited for Dakar return Off the bench for the third time, a Dakar-bound Kris Meeke is just grateful he wasn’t on a ski lift and he’s not being asked… Read more by David Evans December 30, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Ford Ranger T1+ to make competitive debut next week Ford’s Ranger T1+ will make its competitive debut at next week’s Baja Spain Aragon with Nani Roma and Gareth Woolridge confirmed to drive the two… Read more by David Evans July 12, 2023 3 min
Dakar News Dacia to enter Dakar in 2025, signs Loeb Dacia will enter the Dakar Rally from 2025, and has signed nine-time World Rally champion Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez as its drivers. It becomes the latest manufacturer… Read more by Luke Barry July 3, 2023 2 min
Dakar News The driver set to realize a Dakar dream If you race off-road, there’s one word that’s never far from the front of your mind: Dakar. Just ask Sara Price. Price is one of… Read more by David Evans May 3, 2023 2 min
Dakar News Double Dakar winner has tested M-Sport’s Ranger Two-time Dakar Rally winner Nani Roma has tested M-Sport’s Ford Ranger T1+ with which it will make its cross-country debut on the Saudi Arabian event… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon April 10, 2023 3 min
