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FIA defends Sainz Dakar withdrawal decision

The FIA has defended its decision to prevent Carlos Sainz Sr and Sebastien Loeb from completing the 2025 Dakar Rally after both sustained roll cage damage to their cars.

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Al-Attiyah stripped of Dakar Rally Stage 5 win after spare wheel mishap

Dacia driver Nasser Al-Attiyah has lost his victory in Stage 5 of Dakar Rally due to a time penalty, with Toyota rival Seth Quintero promoted to top spot.

Autosport

Al-Attiyah stripped of Dakar Stage 5 win after spare wheel mishap

Dacia driver Nasser Al-Attiyah has lost his victory in Stage 5 of the Dakar Rally due to a time penalty, with Toyota rival Seth Quintero promoted to the top spot.

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Dakar 2025, Stage 5: Al-Attiyah stretches muscles to take first win, Lategan holds overall lead

Dacia driver Nasser Al-Attiyah bounced back from mechanical issues to win the fifth stage of the 2025 Dakar Rally on Thursday and climb up to fourth in the overall standings.

Motorsport

Dakar 2025, Stage 5: Al-Attiyah stretches muscle to take first win, Lategan holds overall lead

Dacia driver Nasser Al-Attiyah bounced back from mechanical issues to win the fifth stage of the 2025 Dakar Rally on Thursday and climb up to fourth in the overall standings.

Autosport

Dacia gives up on appeal: Loeb to return home after Dakar exit

Dacia has given up hope on nine-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb returning to the Dakar Rally following his forced exit from the event.

Autosport

Dacia gives up: Loeb to return home after Dakar exit

Dacia has given up hope on nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb returning to the Dakar Rally following his forced exit from the event.

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Dakar 2025, Stage 4: Al-Rajhi strikes back to win, disaster for Al-Attiyah

Yazeed Al-Rajhi claimed an emphatic victory in Stage 4 of Dakar Rally to move to second in the overall standings behind Henk Lategan, as Nasser Al-Attiyah hit trouble.

Motorsport

Loeb forced out of Dakar 2025 on safety grounds after crash

Dacia star Sebastien Loeb has been forced to withdraw from the 2025 Dakar Rally as a result of a barrel roll on Tuesday, with the FIA deeming his car too damaged to continue.

Autosport

Dakar 2025, Stage 3: Toyota stays dominant as Lategan extends overall lead

Toyota driver Saood Variawa scored a first career stage win in Tuesday’s third test of the 2025 Dakar Rally, as team-mate Henk Lategan cemented his position in the overall standings.

Motorsport

Dakar 2025, Stage 2A: Al-Rajhi storms into lead as Sainz and Loeb hit trouble

Toyota privateer Yazeed Al-Rajhi moved into the lead of the Dakar Rally after the first half of the 48-hour chrono stage on Sunday, with Dacia’s Nasser Al-Attiyah in hot pursuit in second.

Autosport

Al-Attiyah calls for changes to Dakar format after “boring” opening stage

Nasser Al-Attiyah believes the Dakar Rally must change its format after finding Saturday’s opening stage “boring” due to the need of prioritising strategy over results.

Autosport

Dakar 2025, Stage 1: Mini overhauls Toyota as Ford, Dacia lag behind

Guerlain Chicherit took a surprise victory for X-raid Mini in the opening stage of the 2025 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia after a long battle with Toyota rivals.

Autosport

Dakar 2025: Toyota edges out Ford and Dacia as Lategan wins Prologue

Factory Toyota driver Henk Lategan beat Ford rival Mattias Ekstrom to take victory in Prologue at the start of the 2025 Dakar Rally.

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Loeb 'not obsessed' with winning Dakar after multiple near-misses

Sebastien Loeb says he is 'not obsessed' with winning the Dakar Rally after coming close to clinching the top prize on several occasions.

Autosport

The leading contenders for victory at the 2025 Dakar Rally

The 2025 Dakar Rally promises to be one of the most exciting in recent history, with several manufacturers and drivers capable of winning the famous Touareg trophy.

Motorsport

The Dacia/Prodrive innovation that is positively changing the Dakar challenge

Dacia Sandriders will run an innovative new driver safety device on the team's debut at the Dakar Rally.

Autosport

How Alpine is helping Loeb's bid for Dakar history with an unlikely challenger

The Dakar Rally returns to provide one of motorsport's toughest tests for human and machine in January, with Saudi Arabia again hosting the challenge. It may not be the event it once was when run through Africa to the Senegalese capital [the event's name gives it away] but the test…

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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.

Motorsport

Motorsport.com's 10 brightest female stars of 2024

These are the 10 most impressive female drivers of the year, from Abbi Pulling in F1 Academy to Jamie Chadwick in Indy NXT, and beyond.

The Independent UK

Best small electric cars 2025: Top 10 affordable EVs to buy

Want to go electric on a budget, or looking for the best small EV? These are the top compact and affordable electric cars in the UK right now, rated and reviewed by our expert roadtesters

TechRadar

I’ve driven the Dacia Spring – and this EV is cut-price electric motoring at its bare-bones best

The Dacia Spring is one of the most affordable cars currently on sale, but it emits nothing in the way of emissions.

TechRadar

The biggest reason to not buy a new car? Overbearing safety systems that make me never want to drive again

Overbearing safety systems are making me wish for fully autonomous vehicles to hurry up and go on sale.

TechRadar

I fell in love with the cute and compact Hyundai Inster, but it has one major drawback

The Hyundai Inster proves that EVs don’t have to be big and bloated to appeal, so long as they aren't expensive.

The Independent UK

Hyundai Inster EV review: cute mini-SUV is packed with kit but pricey

Hyundai’s entry-level model is a cute all-electric mini-SUV to compete against the likes of the Renault 5. It boasts an impressive array of tech, but it’s not as cheap as we had hoped

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