MAXIMUM ATTACK! AUDI’S DAKAR RALLY CHALLENGER
Probably more fun to drive than a combustion-engined Dakar Rally car
STEPHANE PETERHANSEL Veteran Dakar driver
FIRST run in 1979, the Dakar Rally is not as old as some storied motorsport events, such as the Monaco Grand Prix, Indy 500 or Le Mans. Nonetheless, it has witnessed big changes – not least shifts in location, from West Africa for much of its history, to South America between 2009 and 2019, and now to the Saudi Arabian desert, where the 2022 edition begins on 2 January.
It’s also at the forefront of the huge changes that are affecting the entire automotive industry these days. Recent updates to the rules have
