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Sebastian Buhler of Hero MotoSports Team Rally clinched the second position in stage 2 of the ongoing Dakar Rally.

Pro Rally driver, action sports legend and DC Shoes co-founder, Ken Block passed away in a snowmobile incident near his home in Utah, USA. He was 55 years and is survived by his wife, Lucy, and his three daughters.

Hero MotoSports Team Rally’s Ross Branch finishes third in qualifying, Joaquim Rodrigues and Sebastian Buhler finished qualifying in 6th and 8th position respectively.

Andretti already has the support from Alpine and McLaren, but the big teams like Mercedes and Red Bull are not very inviting.

Ferrari will be hoping for a more competitive car but many expect that Mercedes may overhaul it as it caught up in terms of performance by the end of the 2022 season.

Now such statements will only be allowed if they have been “approved in writing” by the FIA or by the relevant national authority.

As a side effect of the dissolution of the talks, Fitz Enzinger is also leaving Porsche after an 11-year stint.

With the Mercedes reserve driver role, the young German will have an opportunity to work at arguably the best F1 team of the last decade and could even have a shot at driving a race in case Lewis Hamilton or George Russell fall sick.