Two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso embarks on the Dakar Rally on Sunday - but can he make the "impossible look possible"? "The challenge is undoubtedly the biggest I have faced in my sporting career," the 38-year-old said. "But taking on things that look impossible and trying to make them possible in six or seven months of preparation is a thrilling challenge." The Dakar is the latest landmark motorsport event on which Alonso has set his sights, though nothing in his career compares with two weeks racing through Saudi Arabia. Alonso 11th after Dakar Rally first day Alonso has looked outside F1 in recent years to add lustre to a career that has...
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