After failing to convince VW to assist him in his quest to defend his 2011 Dakar crown, Nasser Al Attiyah to find place in the X-Raid with official MINI, but the talks with the Sven Quandt squad were also unsuccessful. Journalistic reports and leaks have it that Nasser will be joining American Robbie Gordon to drive one of his Hummer custom made Dakar cars.
The question now for Nasser is that will he retain the services of highly rated navigator Lucas Cruz? The Spanish ace was set to accompany Argentinian Orly Terranova on the Branca Toyota Hilux Toyota Rally Team, which has the technical assistance of Overdrive. 1 month ahead of the awaited event and things still look vague for Nasser. We have to wait and see what will happen.