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| | Monday, 4 November, 2002, 14:03 GMT Vatanen on comeback trail  The Paris-Dakar is one of motorsport's toughest events Former world rally champion Ari Vatanen is to enter the 2003 Dakar endurance race. The 50-year-old Finn will be seeking his fifth win in the gruelling event which begins in northern Europe and crosses the Sahara Desert. Vatanen, who is now a member of the European Parliament, will drive a Nissan in the race which starts on New Year's Day. He was world rally champion in 1981 and won the Paris-Dakar in 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991. | | See also:  13 Jan 02 | Motorsport Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Motorsport stories now: Links to more Motorsport stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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