Nasser Racing s Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah drives with French co driver Mathieu Baumel during the Dakar Rally Stage 7 between Riyad and Al Duwadi.
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The unique challenges of the Dakar Rally's new "48 Chrono" double stage a 835km/519-mile slog through the dunes of Saudi Arabia's Empty Quarter tested the limits of the competitors' endurance, so it was appropriate that one of the greatest rallying talents of all time came out on top.