He Dakar 2024 This is the toughest of the debates Saudi Arabia as this legendary race reaches the deserts in 2020. This is something that all drivers agree on. And that is clear in front of the car classification. In the beginning, it was a race of pure survival, of seeing who could last the longest with full accelerator pedal in the early days, with the added difficulty of large rocks and potholes. From above, nothing fails. It became about the massive strategy and the hardness of the marathon on the sands ofl Empty Quarter ended up hitting Al-Rajhi ya Al-Attiyahleft the fight for the bronze ‘touareg’ in the hands of two Audis, by Carlos Sainz and Mattias Ekströmand the Prodrive Hunter by Sébastien Loeb. But in episode 7, that struggle continued into more trouble for one of the favorites: Mattias Ekström.
That three-way fight, in which two Audis lead the overall standings with a double more historic for the brand with four rings before its farewell to the Dakar at the end of this edition.became the final head-to-head for the title between two of the best drivers in the history of the World Rally Championship, two-time WRC champion Carlos Sainz and 9-time WRC king Sébastien Loeb .
He continued to attack and suffered starting problems
Ekström arrived on stage 7 in second position, 20’21” behind his teammate, overall leader Carlos Sainzand in turn, with a 9-minute margin in a Loeb who started 29′ from the lead.
On the starting order, Ekström started the 7th stage behind Loeb, who opened the track, and Carlos Sainz. He went all out following the footsteps of the two and in just 39 kilometers he was more than 2 minutes and 40 seconds ahead of his two rivals. The Swede was already at the wheel of Carlos, when At kilometer 47 (of a total of 483 for the 7th special) he suffered a problem that forced him to stop, losing around 1 hour and 4 minutes.
Peterhansel attended Ekström
Ekström waited for Stéphane Peterhansel, the other Audi running, to arrive to help him fix the car. After a few minutes, the Frenchman continued his march so as not to lose too much time in case he had to help Carlos Sainz later. Shortly after, the Swede was finally able to continue his path, refusing to give up, but saying goodbye to the fight for victory.
Source: La Verdad
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