Dakar 2023: Al-Attiyah triumphs on Stage 5 to open up lead

The Toyota driver was furious at a Balance of Performance tweak which gave cars in the T1.U class using renewable energies – effectively main rivals Audi – an additional 8kW which equates to 11bhp ahead of Thursday’s stage, stating it would “kill the race early”. 
But on the 373km sand and dune-covered stage, the second loop around Ha’il, the defending Dakar Rally champion saw off …Keep reading