Ford's Stage 5 Masterclass Means Nothing—Toyota's Still Running Away at Dakar 2026
Mitch Guthrie and Nani Roma swept a 371km desert stage, but Henk Lategan's Toyota isn't sweating. One stage win in rally raid is noise. Lategan's maintaining overall lead because consistency beats heroics on terrain that swallows mistakes.
Rally raid results pivot on fuel strategy and machinery durability, not single-stage aggression—Ford's showing speed but Toyota's showing they built the better car for the distance.
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