The 2024 Dakar Rally came flying out of the traps on Stage Seven following the midpoint Rest Day. It was straight back to business as the convoy set off on a 483-kilometre timed stage which took in a dizzying maze of desert canyons on the route between Riyadh and Al Duwadimi. Gaps to the front of the Ultimate and Bike classes were cut significantly as pressure builds on the dunes.
Story of Stage Seven: Time to make a move |
Sébastien Loeb got his Dakar back underway after the Rest Day with an attitude of 'no time to lose.' The Prodrive Hunter racer opened the way for the cars and set a blistering pace that nobody else could live with on the 483-kilometre special between Riyadh and Al Duwadimi. Despite being the first car onto the stage, Loeb took 10 minutes out of race leader Carlos Sainz and the gap that separates the two former WRC winners now stands at 19 minutes. |
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