Joan Barreda he ended up satisfied with his performance in the prologue after finishing 4th, a position that allows him to have a good option to pick an interesting starting position for stage 1 this Sunday. The Torreblanca driver emphasized that he lost a few seconds in a straight while still doing some tests with the electronics of his Honda ‘pata negra’ and he could have gained a few seconds, but he focused on what coming at a stage. 1 where he highlights the “danger of dust” if he decides to start too far back. But he is calm about having other Honda guys at the front which could make it easier for him if he comes from behind. “This is a very good position that we all fought to achieve,” he told the Spanish press present at the bivouac.
TOTAL MARKS
“It went quite well, I started in 15th position. I was a bit worried about the dust but then it went quite well in that sense. I tried not to make mistakes but at the beginning I saw that it happens a bit to everyone. corner, I was a bit stuck at the beginning. After a while I changed the line, went further in. In the end we had a small problem with consumption, because we did not calculate the consumption correctly in the front tank. These days I am testing a bit The electronics confused me a bit if it was the consumption or the electronics. That made me hesitate in a straight line and I lost a few seconds. The rest I went safely and without mistakes.
ORDER OF EXIT
“Now we will choose, but I think everyone wants to start as far as possible. There is a risk of dust, which can create dangerous situations, but the last part of the special has a more open part. In the beginning there will be more canyon areas and there it can be more difficult. But as a result of the prologue we will have Nacho Cornejo who will open the track and some others who will open very well, so it also gives peace of mind that coming from behind. What a great position we all fought to get to now.” .
THE ELECTRONICS PROBLEM
“We have done a lot of kilometers with this bike and the changes it has, but we are trying to improve it, especially in the electronics. We want to polish things, because the bike takes a little time to start, but while days pass by, the Japanese will surely do a great job on the bike”.
THE NEXT CONFERENCES
“We set ourselves the first two days, which will be similar, with areas of sand and more closed canyons. Then we will come to Ha’il where there are more plants with sand and it is completely that changes. These first two days you have to be calm and to be concentrated, because going to one canyon and entering another takes two, three, five, 10, 15 minutes… That’s where you have to- focus and when the conditions change let’s see if we can. create a different kind of stage”.
HIS ATYPICAL END OF THE YEAR
“Before, my girlfriend told me it was New Year’s Eve and I didn’t even remember. It’s been many years since we celebrated too much, but that’s our job. The next day, we wake up early, use our bodies. waking up early, today at six, tomorrow earlier, at five or half past four… the total Dakarian chip”.
Source: La Verdad
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