Unbeatable Sainz Extends Lead in Dakar Rally
3 Jan 2011, 18:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Carlos Sainz approached this year’s Dakar Rally with modesty and decided to take each day as it comes, and so far this strategy could not have paid off better. The reigning champion of the eve...
Sainz Wins 2011 Dakar Rally Opener
3 Jan 2011, 08:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Carlos Sainz and Volkswagen began their title defense in the Dakar Rally perfectly in 2011, after the Spaniard scored the fastest times at all Stage 1 control points of the South American event to e...
Sainz Tackles 2011 Dakar Rally with Modesty
28 Dec 2010, 11:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only three days are left before the start of the most impressive motorsport challenge in the world, the Dakar Rally. With all the big names lined up in Buenos Aires for the 2011 edition of the famou...
Volkswagen Confirms Updated Touareg 3 for 2011 Dakar Rally
6 Jul 2010, 12:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One good old saying goes like this “If it works, why change it?” Well, that certainly doesn't apply to motor racing, where one victory is not necessarily followed by another one unl...
Legendary Drivers Confirm Presence in Scirocco R-Cup at Hockenheim
22 Apr 2010, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup will debut this weekend at the Hockenheim circuit in Germany, this being the first ever edition of the competition. Launched as part of the support package for the DTM ...
Volkswagen Confirms Presence in 2011 Dakar Rally
19 Apr 2010, 14:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Since the South American continent seems to favor Volkswagen in recent years – of course, we're talking about the Dakar Rally – the German manufacturer has today confirmed its prese...
Sainz Happy for Winning the Dakar Rally "His Way"
18 Jan 2010, 11:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Carlos Sainz is arguably one of the happiest men in motor racing these days. After becoming double winner in the World Rally Championship in the early 1990s, the Spanish racer achieved one of the mo...
Carlos Sainz Wins 2010 Dakar Rally
16 Jan 2010, 17:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Carlos Sainz clinched his first ever Dakar Rally a few minutes ago, despite crossing the finish line of the last San Rafael to Buenos Aires stage on Saturday behind his title rival and Volkswagen te...
Sainz Grabs 2nd Win in 2010 Dakar Rally, Closens to Overall Victory
15 Jan 2010, 06:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With only a couple of stages to go in the 2010 Rally Dakar, Spanish driver Carlos Sainz seems to have taken a comfortable lead from Volkswagen teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah, for his first ever win in t...
Chicherit Wins First Stage in 2010 Dakar
14 Jan 2010, 08:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The two Dakar Rally contenders will have to work hard until the very last stage of this year's event if they want to clinch the overall win in the South American race. Following the results in ...
Sainz Takes First Win of 2010 Dakar, Extends Overall Lead
13 Jan 2010, 08:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / He is the overall leader in the 2010 Dakar Rally but, until yesterday, he was one of the few front-runners without a single stage win under his belt in this particular event. Obviously, we're t...
Al-Attiyah Wins Stage 9, Closes Gap to Leader Sainz
12 Jan 2010, 10:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With only 5 stages to go in Rally Dakar, the battle for the 2010 overall win promises to be more exciting than ever. After Stephane Peterhansel's 3rd win in the event this year, Qatari driver N...
Peterhansel Grabs 3rd Win in 2010 Dakar, at Copiapo
11 Jan 2010, 07:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / He may not win the Dakar Rally this year, but French driver Stephane Peterhansel sure plans to grab as many stage wins as possible in the South-American event. The X-Raid BMW driver won his 3rd stag...
Peterhansel Wins Another Dakar Stage from Sainz
8 Jan 2010, 06:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Though he may have little chances of winning another Dakar Rally this year, legendary French driver Stephane Peterhansel proved everyone that he can bounce back from any disastrous situation he may ...
Mark Miller Wins Stage 5 of Dakar, Sainz Moves into Overall Lead
7 Jan 2010, 10:53 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The fifth stage of the 2010 Dakar Rally competition saw Carlos Sainz move into first place overall. The stage from Copiapo to Antofagasta was won by Volkswagen’s Mark Miller, after Stephane Pe...
Peterhansel Wins Stage 3, Takes Dakar Rally Lead
5 Jan 2010, 09:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Another day, another stage winner and yet another overall leader in the 2010 edition of the Dakar Rally. Following the action in Day 3 of the South American event, it is legendary driver Stephane Pe...
Al-Attiyah Takes Win in Stage 2, Grabs Dakar Lead
4 Jan 2010, 08:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nasser Al-Attiyah returned to his winning ways in the Dakar Rally on Monday, after clinching the top spot in the second stage of the South American event. Not only the Volkswagen driver managed to o...
Roma Takes Dakar Rally Lead, Spectator Dies after Stage 1
3 Jan 2010, 16:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nani Roma, none other that the former Dakar Rally winner in the motorcycle category, has taken off to a 2-minute lead in this year’s car competition. The BMW driver managed to outscore his nea...
Carlos Sainz's Son Signs Red Bull Deal
6 Oct 2009, 08:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Carlos Sainz's name will continue to be an important one in the motor sport history books, and not necessarily because of the former world rally champion. According to recent media reports, his...
Giniel de Villiers New Dakar Leader after Sainz Crash
16 Jan 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Carlos Sainz out of the way, it seems like the fight for the Dakar Rally win this year will be between Volkswagen teammates Giniel de Villiers and Mark Miller. The South African clinched Stage ...