Qatari Nasser al-Attiyah hit the gas to win stage 9 of the Dakar Rally as Saudi Yazeed al-Rajhi took the lead in the drivers' standings.
Qatari Nasser al-Attiyah hit the gas to win stage 9 of the Dakar Rally as Saudi Yazeed al-Rajhi took the lead in the drivers’ standings.South Africa's driver Henk Lategan and co driver Brett Cummings ride during the prologue of the 47th Dakar Rally, in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, on January 3, 2025. Image: Valery HACHE / AFPwas dethroned having dominated the standings since stage 2 and is now 7:09 behind the Saudi driver with three days to go.
Five-time champion al-Attiyah covered the 357km special between Riyadh and Haradh in 2:52:59, to keep in touch with a sixth Dakar title. The Qatari finished 2:47 ahead of Belgian Guillaume de Mevius’s Mini and 3:12 ahead of al-Rajhi’s Overdrive.“It won’t be easy, but we will fight to the end. Everything is going well for us.”
The 29-year-old Argentine achieved the fifth Dakar stage win of his career and is now fourth overall, 27:44 behind his team-mate Sanders.“There were many points with tricky navigation. It wasn’t easy but I’m really happy with the rhythm I had opening because today I had to pay extra attention to the notes.”Kaizer Chiefs are set for a dramatic squad shakeup, with defender Happy Mashiane linked to a potential move to PSL rivals.
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