Carlos Sainz (Audi) assured this Sunday after losing ten minutes compared to the Frenchman Sebastien Loeb (Prodrive) but keep the leadership of Dakar 2024 that the sun is “too complicated to navigate.”
Sainz, in statements to journalists, assured that it was “the worst stage of the rally so far” and it was “very difficult to find a couple of points”, which forced them to turn in some sections, although he highlighted that they did not lose “a lot due to navigation”.
So, the man from Madrid emphasized that they were “careful” and “very slow” with the stones because “there were many”, but they were still pierced: “It’s in the rock, slow drilling, but I’m so slow, I don’t understand. Lottery,” said Sainz, who was still 19 minutes ahead of Loeb, despite the Frenchman reaching the seventh stage of the rally.
Asked if starting fourth and not first like Loeb could benefit him for this Monday, he commented that “today he opened and beat us all, let’s see tomorrow.”
Source: La Verdad
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