There has been so much excitement and anticipation surrounding the addition of an 11th team in Formula 1 – in the form of Cadillac – that it would be understandable for Audi to feel a little overlooked. Now it's finally Audi’s turn.

Salving some of the frustrations of his slow start to this year’s Dakar Rally, Sebastien Loeb took his first stage win of the year on Tuesday’s fourth leg. The French rallying legend set the quickest time of the day with his Prodrive Hunter on the 299km/186-mile trek from Al Salamiya...