Sebastien Loeb clinches his first stage victory of Dakar2023, but fourth-place in Wednesday's special is enough for Nasser Al-Attiyah to extend his advantage even further. Full report:
Dakar legend Stephane Peterhansel led across the opening 282km of Wednesday’s 425km special, finding better speed and rhythm with his Audi RS Q e-tron E2 over the sand and dune terrain after heavy rain on Tuesday, but he was reeled in by Loeb over the gravel and rocky landscape that ended the stage.
However, Loeb still remains far from the overall leaders after suffering three punctures and losing well over an hour on the second stage, as Al-Attiyah consolidated his early advantage with a solid run to fourth place on the stage, just behindIt means the defending Dakar Rally champion was able to add almost five minutes on to his overall lead against nearest challenger, who finished the stage in fifth, to see his lead balloon to 18m18s at the end of stage 4.
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