Abu Dhabi, Feb 01: Al-Attiyah came to the UAE Rally fresh from an impressive tenth place in the Paris-Dakar Rally earlier this month and showed his form by winning all but one of the 12 special stages in Abu Dhabi. Al Qassimi also looked impressive, considering that he had not fully recovered from a broken vertebrae sustained in the final rally of the 2003 championships held in Dubai. Al-Attiyah will now be contesting the production car section of the World Rally Championships in Sweden beginning on February 6 and then will take part in the Mexican Rally in March, meaning he will miss the second round of the Middle East Championships in Bahrain.


Bureau Report