Loeb: Second place in Dakar Rally ”nothing to be ashamed of”

After dropping the best part of an hour behind Al-Attiyah with a mechanical failure and navigational drama in the first week, Loeb mounted a strong comeback in the second half of the rally, setting a series of quick times – including victory in Stage 8 – in a bid to unseat his Qatari rival.
However, the gap to Al-Attiyah ultimately proved too large to overcome and he was forced to settle for …Keep reading