Dakar 2021, Stage 1: Sainz leads Mini teammate Peterhansel

The lead in the cars category changed hands several times during the 277km stage from Jeddah to Bisha, as overnight leader Nasser Al-Attiyah ceded three minutes in the opening 37km stretch and immediately dropped down the order.
Vaidotas Zala was the first to snatch the top spot in one of X-raid’s 4×4 Mini Coopers, before Sainz and Peterhansel duked it out for the lead in the marque’s two …Keep reading