Laia Sanz end a very difficult Dakar this Sunday. After many problems, the Catalan driver ended the race with a thirty-second place in T1 and sixty-five overall in the cars after two weeks with many difficulties.
“We’re already sweating. Go 13. I don’t believe in this bad luck thing, but I’m starting to think that 13 is a bit cursed“, Laia joked after she finished her participation. “After all we’ve been sweating, on the one hand we’re happy, because I think we’ve got more rhythm than we expected. We are competitive when the car works well.”explained about his Astara.
However, Laia lamented the hardships that prevented her from competing for a more prominent position. “But then there is evidence that every day there are problems. thanks for the mechanics that every day they work at night. They are exploding”, he has transmitted “Also to Gerini. In such a complex Dakar, it is very important to get along with the person next to you, because it is very frustrating. We’re glad we got there, you happen to be the goal“He thanked his co-pilot.
Laia Sanz is confident that studying this year will help her in the future. “When the whole race goes well and nothing happens, it’s very easy. But when things happen every day and you have to come back because they’re surprises, they make you better and stronger. I hope this will help me a lot for next year“, he pointed out. “For a few days we thought that up to this point, after the fall and what we went through. Bitter aftertaste, but you can learn from everything. But when we don’t have problems, we are fast”, he spoke about the spirit of survival that characterized him in this Dakar.
The Catalan pilot compared it to other editions. “I don’t know if it was the hardest Dakar I’ve ever experienced, but the most frustrating, for sure. He had problems with the bike, but in the end they turned into one day problems. You remove the thorn by giving gas in the following stages. It was not possible for us, so on a mental level, it was the most complicated”, he admitted. “Everything that happened to us. I haven’t had any problems and this time it’s daily. Even now we thought we would never come,” he summed up.
Laia believes that without them she would have been higher in the standings. “There were people we shot in the early days who finished in the top 10. It’s very easy to say that you could be there, because the ‘what if’ is meaningless, but I want to have a clean Dakar without mechanical problems”, he complained before explaining how he felt with the car. When it goes, it works well. We’re fine. But sometimes the Dakar has a combination of circumstances. Things always happen to us. We were left with such an aftertaste and eager to return next year“, declared.
Because it was clear to Laia that she would return in 2024 and she asked the Kings for her particular gift. “I will ask for T1 Plus”, he said between laughs. “It’s complicated in this world of cars and we’ll see. Hopefully,” he closed.
Source: La Verdad

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