France's Stephane Peterhansel, a record 14-time winner of the Dakar Rally, crashed out of the 2023 edition on Friday as Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah wo...
Audi's hybrid drivers Stephane Peterhansel of France and Carlos Sainz of Spain after their respective crashes on stage sixRIYADH - France's Stephane Peterhansel, a record 14-time winner of the Dakar Rally, crashed out of the 2023 edition on Friday as Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah won the sixth stage in his Toyota.
Peterhansel told AFP that he did not remember the car landing such was the violence of the accident, suggesting that Boulanger had taken hold of the steering wheel before their car came to a halt. In the absence of Peterhansel and in light of Sainz's problems, Al-Attiyah made no mistake in notching up his third stage victory despite mechanical problems of his own.
"It was a very tough stage, not easy," said Al-Attiyah."We really pushed a lot but for the last 40km we broke the steering pump, so we didn't have any steering.- 'Good step' for Loeb -"It was a clean stage for us," the Frenchman said."We lost a little bit of time on some way points, but not too much, just like two or three minutes."When you see what happened on the stage, I think in the end that we did a good stage, with second time overall.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Loeb rebounds to deny 'Mr Dakar' Peterhansel 50th stage winThe 48-year-old - who was crowned world rally champion a record nine times - had lost over an hour and a half on the previous two stages but he was back to his regal best for Wednesday's 425-kilometre special race around Hail.
Read more »
Al-Attiyah tightens grip on Dakar lead but Sanders suffersThe Qatari ace's smooth day contrasted to Daniel Sanders - the overnight leader in the motorcycling category who imploded with a series of navigating errors.
Read more »
Al-Attiyah tightens grip on Dakar lead but Sanders suffers | SportDefending car champion Nasser Al-Attiyah extended his overall lead in this year's Dakar Rally by winning Thursday's fifth stage in his Toyota. | Sport24news
Read more »
Barreda rides to Dakar stage victory, Sanders retains lead | SportSpanish rider Joan Barreda won his first stage of this year's Dakar Rally on Wednesday taking the honours in the fourth stage of this year's race with Australia's Dominic Sanders retaining the overall lead. | Sport24news
Read more »
WATCH | Extreme weather creates Dakar Rally chaosWATCH | Extreme weather creates Dakar Rally chaos: Cars rescued from raging river as stage is shortened
Read more »