![Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Lucas Cruz cut through a creek before mechanical problems forced them out the Dakar rally.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/5ETNLEVD6SWSTBQSLQCWMFRBDE.jpg?smart=true&auth=45efac7ade0b38724f2322c3e26692822c8dabaa3d94fd7c266377dc88748330&width=400&height=225)
Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Lucas Cruz cut through a creek before mechanical problems forced them out the Dakar rally.
Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Lucas Cruz cut through a creek before mechanical problems forced them out the Dakar rally.
Al-Attiyah pulls out of Dakar Rally after mechanical problems
The Qatari racer and his co-driver had been pushing for overall lead of the race before being beset by breakdowns on stage nine.
Iain Hepburn
15 January, 2013