Following a difficult day of navigation that cost him around half an hour in time, Matthias Walkner believes there should have been more information available to competitors to prevent the chaos.
Despite being within six minutes of the outright lead of the Dakar Rally, Nani Roma believes it is impossible for him and Toyota to match the pace of Peugeot at altitude.
Despite losing the lead in the Dakar Rally on Friday, Cyril Despres still feels it was a good day for him as he continues to adapt to rallying in cars.
Sebastien Loeb won stage five of the Dakar Rally, and admitted it was a good day on Friday compared to the struggles he faced with his Peugeot during Thursday’s stage.
Navigation was a nightmare for many competitors during stage five of the Dakar Rally on Friday, but Stephane Peterhansel took over at the head of the standings.
Adverse weather conditions have forced the cancellation of stage six of the Dakar Rally, with the drivers and riders now getting two days to refresh themselves before it resumes on Monday.
Sebastien Loeb took his second stage win of the 2017 Dakar Rally, while his Peugeot team-mate Stephane Peterhansel now holds the overall lead.
Peugeot’s Cyril Despres kept out of trouble to take the lead of the 2017 Dakar Rally as his Peugeot team-mates hit trouble. Reigning Bike champion Toby Price retired through injury and leader Joan Barreda was handed a one hour penalty for illegal refuelling.
Stephane Peterhansel was fastest in stage three of the Dakar Rally in a Peugeot 1-2-3 but it was a nightmare day for Toyota, who saw all three factory drivers hit trouble.
Sébastien Loeb was quickest on stage two of the Dakar Rally and leap-frogged Nassar Al-Attiyah to take the rally lead.
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Toyota’s Nasser Al-Attiyah set the pace on the opening stage of the 2017 Dakar Rally but found himself being towed after the stage after a fire.
MINI All4 Racing have announced their eight-crew line-up for the 2017 Dakar Rally, which includes ex-WRC driver Mikko Hirvonen competing at the Dakar.
British rally driver Harry Hunt has been ruled out of taking part in the 2017 Dakar rally following an accident earlier this month in Morocco.
Britain Harry Hunt will be making his Peugeot début with PH Sport in January’s 2017 Dakar Rally in last year’s Dakar-winning Peugeot 2008DKR.
Team Peugeot Total are targeting back-to-back wins at the 2017 Dakar Rally with their new 3008DKR, which will be launched in Paris in October.
For the first time in his brief career on four wheels, former motorcyclist Cyril Despres leads the Silk Way Rally after Leg Three from Ufa, Russia to Kostanay, Kazakhstan.
