Hail: Competitive action gets underway at theHail Cross Country Rally, the final round of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies, yesterday morni.
Hail: Competitive action gets underway at theHail Cross Country Rally, the final round of the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies, yesterday morni.
Sainz exacts revenge on Al-Attiyah with fastest time on opening stage of Hail Baja 2
The duel between Mini’s Carlos Sainz and Toyota’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah was rekindled in explosive fashion. This was on the opening Baqqa selective section of Hail Baja 2 on Tuesday.
The triple Dakar winners continued the fight for supremacy that they had begun at the fourth round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas last weekend.
The Spaniard and co-driver Lucas Cruz moved in front of their rival after around one third of the day’s 311.57km stage; after the Toyota Hilux driver stopped to change a puncture and went on to win the special by 2min 20sec.
Stage set for FIA Rally title showdown at Hail Baja 2
14 Dec 2020 - 8:48
Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah
The Peninsula
Doha: As teams refettle cars and competitors take some much needed time off during the official rest day at ‘Hail Rally Toyota 2020’, attention now turns to what is set to be a gripping finale to the 2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas at Hail Baja 2 tomorrow and Wednesday.
The three major titles are still up for grabs and Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah’s start-to-finish victory at Hail Baja 1 has opened the door to a fascinating number of permutations to decide the outcome of the overall Drivers’ Championship.