Big day for Peterhansel takes over the lead 8) KTM had a great day as well with Price up to second. Trucks tight 12 minutes separate first and fifth .

Peterhansel has got this won 😆 Sainz out Loeb huge crash but managed to keep going, one hour lead for Mr Dakar.

KTM have seen off the Hondas and de Rooy looks in charge of the trucks.

Peterhansel has got this won

Unless he loses it due to the refuelling appeal.

Some stunning photo’s coming out of this years Dakar.

Good call, but as no action has been taken so far he may be alright, the organisers are pretty swift to act normally, look at Creed he got disqualified very smartish.

the organisers are pretty swift to act normally

They did dismiss it, but X-raid have said they’ll take it to the French courts. If he wins, they have no reason not to.

On Tuesday – the day when Peterhansel dropped behind Sainz in the classification – the stewards cleared the Peugeot driver of any wrongdoing, saying that the regulation should’ve been clearer and that the Frenchman won’t be penalised due to “reasonable doubt”.

That explanation did not appear to have satisfied X-raid, who have promised to file an appeal to the French motorsport federation (France being the country of origin for Dakar organisers ASO) and to take the case to the courts.

wonderful to see Loeb winning stages at his first attempt. He’s one cool pussycat…

Agree it was good to see Loeb putting in some quick stage times. Though driving at the max from start to finish won’t win the Dakar, it’s not that forgiving an event. This is something Mr Dakar knows only too well, biding his time and now in a good position for a win, baring mishaps and X-raids appeal. Though Loeb has shown that with a bit more experince of Dakar and off piste driving he will be one to watch.

msttsccm+1 – when it kept the name but was no longer Paris-Dakar I lost interest.

A mate of mine has done this a couple of times, closer to the old Paris-Dakar.

Got a link? Is it one of the Daily / Extra videos?

Top drive by Peterhansel and de Rooy brilliant by Price to win bikes.

some stunning footage on youtube, Eurosport coverage a bit pants

Till next year

Eurosport coverage is a bit crap, which is a shame given the spectacle.

Why do the trucks have three people in them, the Petronas iveco looks quite cool

A bit late, but there are some nice photos over at the Boston Globe