Sebastien Loeb after 13 Dakar punctures: Cars now extremely robust, tyres the weak link

Sebastien Loeb believes tyres have become the decisive weak point in the Dakar Rally after his 2026 campaign was derailed by a string of punctures.
World Rally Championship legend Loeb arrived in Saudi Arabia with a renewed hope of scoring that elusive Dakar win, having failed to do so in his previous nine participations.
But the Frenchman’s challenge unravelled on Stage 3 when he ran out ...Keep reading