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Al-Attiyah gives Loeb a ‘blow’ in battle for W2RC
What happened at the Morocco rally left him Nasser Al-Attiyah (Toyota) wins first FIA World Raid titlenew W2RC. He had to defend his 22-point overall World Championship lead against the nine-time World Rally Championthe definitive test of Sebastien Loeb (Bahrain Raid Extreme), final appointment: The Andalusia Rally will run until next October 23rd.Everything looked favorable for Qatar but he complicated things by committing himself in the qualifying prologue A serious mistake while driving at 45 km/h in an area restricted to 30 demoted him from 2nd to 21st.It’s complicated for him. He had to enter Stage 1 with over a minute lost compared to his great rivalsnote that the points awarded to the winner of each stage may make it harder for him to defend the crown that was within reach. Nasser Al-Attiyah did what he does best: go full throttle, very aggressively, took the lead from the start of the race and was behind slower cars that could lose time despite starting from 11th. And he conquered stage 1 brilliantly.
Nasser showed strength and continued the attack in his Toyota Hilux. He eventually led the first day with a 917-inch advantage over Alraj and an 11-inch 16 advantage over Sebastien Loeb. He couldn’t do anything to get closer to the Qatar cyclone.
Thus, the four-time Dakar champion and the current champion of the world’s toughest event could increase his advantage in the general classification with another stage win, allowing him to improve on where he is placed. I was able to overturn the situation. The day before, I had forcefully corrected his mistake, leaving no room for doubts to begin to arise.
Today in Stage 2, Sébastien Loeb will have no choice but to keep attacking for more points to put pressure on a Nasser who can’t afford to make any more mistakes if he wants to win his first FIA World Raid title.
Benavidez wins on motorcycle
In motorcycles, Argentina’s Kevin Benavidez (KTM) won Stage 1B of the Andalusia Rally. This is also the final round of his FIM World Rally Championship ‘Cross Country’ (W2RC), a contest in which Sunderland (GasGas) is 22 points ahead of him. 24 points between Quintanilla’s Honda and Brabec’s Honda. 6th was Lorenzo Santorino (Sherco) of Salamanca, who had a very good stage despite the decision to open the track
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For one more season, 19 in a row from 2007, Toni Bou, together with Busto and Marcelli, achieved their annual goal of winning titles in all outdoor and indoor competitions: Montesa Cota 4RT, X Trial, Trial GP and Trial of Nations. The Repsol Honda Team rider has taken his world title tally to 38 and, if the back tendon injury does not interfere with the indoor competition in 2025-26, where he is already in the lead, he will set off for his next year in 2026, which will be an “incredible challenge to achieve 40 titles at the age of 40”.
In 2025, one of the “greatest players”, Adam Raga, six-time world champion from 2003 to 2006 and historical rival of Toni Bowe, retired. He passes the baton to Jaime Busto and Gabriel Marcelli.
Josep Garcia also won a pair of enduro titles. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Josep Garcia reconfirmed his EnduroGP and E1 world titles and led the prestigious ISDE to become a great world leader in the specialty field. The 29-year-old Suria rider has won seven world titles: four in E1 (2017, 2023, 2024, 2025), one in E2 (2021) and two in EnduroGP (2024 and 2025).
Herrera and Abellan debut
toledo Maria Herrera She succeeded Ana Carrasco from Murcia in the WorldWCR record, the women’s world championship within the Superbike World Championship program, where Basque Beñat Fernández won the last title in the Supersport 300 category.
Egarense women win their first victory in the Trial GP bertha abellan They also won silver at the Trial of Nations with Laia Pi and Daniela Hernando, after missing out on gold due to an appeal from Italy.
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Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso added the new high-performance SUV Aston Martin DBX S to his car collection. The driver took delivery of the car, valued at more than $260,000, a few days before Christmas in Monte Carlo, where he was photographed next to the new product near the Aston Martin dealership in Monaco.
Powered by Mercedes’ 727 horsepower 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8, the DBX S reaches 100 km/h in just 3.3 seconds. The new SUV joins Alonso’s collection, which already includes the Aston Martin Valiant and Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR.
With 2026 rule changes approaching, Alonso and Aston Martin hope the new DBX S will signal the beginning of better times. The team’s new technical partnership with Honda and Adrian Newey’s experience pave the way for Aston Martin to challenge for top spot next season.
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Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has admitted he has had to significantly change his daily training regime as he gets older to cope with the physical and mental demands of the World Championship. The 40-year-old Ferrari driver is preparing for his 20th season in F1 and is the second oldest driver on the grid after Fernando Alonso.
The Briton stated that his preparation is now much tighter than at the beginning of his career, with recovery playing a key role in maintaining a competitive level.
“The regime has changed, it has improved. I still love running. This morning I ran 6 to 8 miles. Then I took an ice bath. But above all, the first thing I do as soon as I get out of bed is stretch,” Hamilton said.
According to the pilot, in order not to gain excessive weight, he limits strength training and prefers pilates, yoga and interval training. At the same time, there are two elements that he does not reject under any circumstances.
“Ice baths are not an option. Before, I didn’t really think about recovery: I just trained and got on with my life. Now stretching and ice baths are things I force myself to do every day,” Hamilton emphasized.
The seven-time champion athlete attaches great importance to mental health as well as physical training. He admitted that breathing exercises, meditation and yoga helped him cope with the stress of the 24-stage season.
The Ferrari driver concluded: “An ice bath teaches you to control your breathing and fight the urge to give up. This helps me stay positive throughout the year.”
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