For the first time, rallye Dakar will reach Bolivia next year, while Peru is no longer part of the 2014 road.
In 2013, the Dakar rallye started from Lima, Peru, with a finish in Santiago de Chile after several stages in Argentina. Next year, the event will start from Valparaiso, still in Chile, before heading to the north and the Atacama desert.
The road will then be split in two parts : motorbikes and quads will head for the first time to Bolivia, while the cars and trucks will remain in Chile before reaching Argentina, with an arrival in the city of Rosario.
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| Stephane Peterhansel, winner of the 2013 edition, MINI. (Photo: Dakar.com) |
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Robert Kubica has revealed he turned down an offer to return to premier circuit racing in 2013.
The Pole, preparing for his first event of 2013 as he gears up to contest the second-tier world rally championship this season, tested Mercedes' DTM car over the winter.
It was expected that a DTM race seat for the former Renault and BMW driver, seriously injured in an early 2011 rally crash, could pave the way for a return to F1 for the highly rated and popular 28-year-old.
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| Photo: Citroën Racing |
He told Spain's
AS sports newspaper: "I had an offer to race in DTM, but I chose rally even though it's a hundred times more difficult. I made the decision late because I wanted it to be right and, hopefully, later this year I will be happy with my choice. DTM is a very difficult championship, with a very high level, and maybe for me it would have been easier to race on circuits, as it's what I know."
When asked if he has therefore shelved his F1 dream for now, Kubica agreed: "I don't think much about formula one."
"Definitely the easiest choice would have been to do the DTM. But today my limitations mean I cannot drive formula one on some of the most physically demanding circuits. I also have limitations to do the rallies and so I will work hard this year and if I can overcome my limitations, I'll have time to think about returning to formula one," he added.
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GM's Opel unit said it would close down its factory in Bochum, Germany, after the plant's employees turned down a deal that would have saved 1,200 jobs.
GM's Opel unit said it would close down its factory in Bochum, Germany, after the plant's employees turned down a deal that would have saved 1,200 jobs.
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