Al-Attiyah in cruise control at Qatar International Rally

Jweihan and Khalifa Saleh al-Attiyah take leads in MERC2 and MERC4 respectively after opening leg Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah and Candido Carrera were firmly in command of the Qatar International Rally after six special stages to the north of Doha yesterday. The duo, behind the wheels of Autotek Skoda Fabia RS, won five of the gravel speed tests and headed into the night halt with a comfortable advantage of 92 seconds over Abdulaziz al-Kuwari and his brother Nasser in a Sarrazin Skoda. Al-Attiyah said: “Today we had some slow punctures and we tried to manage. I think in this kind of race you need to be careful and not have a crazy speed. We did a good job and have a decent lead. This is a good...