Fernando Alonso and Dakar veteran Marc Coma team up in South Africa

Fernando Alonso has teamed up with five-time Dakar Rally winner Marc Coma as the two-time Formula One world champion prepares for a likely entry in the Saudi-hosted event next January with Toyota. Alonso has yet to confirm he will enter the 2020 Dakar, regarded as the world's toughest motorsport challenge and which is moving to the deserts of Saudi Arabia for the first time, but it looks increasingly likely. Coma, a winner in the motorcycle category, stood down as Dakar sporting director in 2018 and is acting as Alonso's co-driver.