Loeb wins 4th Dakar stage in a row but Al-Attiyah in control

Shaybah, Saudi Arabia: Nasser Al-Attiyah hung close to his followers in the vast expanse of dunes in southeast Saudi Arabia and closed in on his fifth Dakar Rally title on Thursday.
About the vacant quarters al-Attiyah did not own for the second straight day is believed to be his backyard. Instead, the Qatari dropped to fifth on stage 11, the first 273 kilometers of the two-day special marathon in the desert.