Nasser Al-Attiyah is the big favorite to win the third stage of the rally Dakar. The Qatari pilot passed the final checkpoint with the 22 second margin on Moraes. However, in the last kilometers to the finish line he lost all advantage and was left in the TOP3 afterwards one minute and 33 seconds from the winner. The question at the end is whether he slowed down to avoid opening the track the next day or if he had problems. The question was resolved: it went to three wheels.
The Prodrive driver has been having a lot of problems with the tires so far in the rally and this third day was no exception. Al-Attiyah didn’t have a spare tire that didn’t have a puncture and finished the stage as best I could, breaking the left rear tire.
As indicated by the organization, the winner of the last two editions of the rally had up to three holes in the entire stage and on the final stretch, with terrain full of rocks, he had no choice but to change the tire again
Two to fix
Another important factor to consider is that stage 3 is part of the half-marathon. The pilots They only have the option to repair the damage within the two hour limit and then they entered the ‘Parc Fermé’. Despite this, Nasser is confident that he will not have any problems preparing for stage 4.
Source: La Verdad
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