Interesting, looks like another Tarmac rally for practice for Paddon. The team is giving him great support, which you don't do if you are thinking of getting rid of someone.
Østberg drove 2 tarmac rallies in R5 with M-Sport last year. Not like they kept him. Malcolm had a deal with Mikkelsen in case Ogier didn't join.
This year's Dakar has very small gaps. It seems like it's not as car breaking as the other years.
After 7 stages in Dakar 2026: 16 drivers within 1 hour from the lead. 10th place at +25m 25s...
IMO there are much more positives than negatives for Kalle from first race weekend in single seaters - in one of the races his best lap was only three tents slower than the fastest drivers...as...
Just a kiss on the barrier, would have been a bit embarassing to cut short the celebration :D https://www.youtube.com/shorts/i0WV80F0_F0
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT