The lead drivers of Toyota's Dakar Rally contingent have dismissed Carlos Sainz's suggestions that Peugeot had been treated unfairly by rule changes. The 2017 Dakar rulebook has seen Peugeot lose 1mm of air restrictor size for its diesel turbo-engined 3008DKR car, whereas Toyota was allowed a bigger restrictor for the petrol engine of its Hilux. And after Toyota Gazoo's Nasser Al-Attiyah comfortably set the pace in the short opening stage on Monday, Sainz said the Qatari's performance was evidence that the Japanese marque had been given too much of an advantage over Peugeot. However, when Peugeot's Sebastien Loeb beat Al-Attiyah to the top spot by almost a minute and a half during...
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