The pilot from Salamanca Lorenzo Santolino aiming to be in the top five in the general classification, in the motorcycle category, within the next Dakar Rally that starts on January 3 in Bisha (Saudi Arabia).
After his sixth place finish in 2021, will try again to be in the top five as it has been looking for it in recent editionshe explained this Friday in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca, where he presented his participation to the media.
This is the seventh time that the driver will start the Dakarwhere he will try to remove the thorn of 2024 when he was forced to retire in the second stage due to engine trouble, the third abandonment of his career at this test.
Lorenzo Santolino is full of enthusiasm and confidence, good feeling physically and in relation to the bike, where he declared that he has evolved a bit this year so he believes it could be a good year.
Regarding the inconveniences that the Dakar always brings, he explained that they may arise from the new separation of stages in cars and motorcycles, hoping as a result of this that they will be used to make navigation more difficult or have some navigational traps.
On a technical level, he pointed out that actions can be carried out that may not be possible with passing cars and trucks, in narrower canyons or valleys or slow rocky areas, understanding that there will be very interesting its stages. year.
Regarding the route of the 2025 Dakar Rally, he noted that the fact that it is more technical at the driving level is positive.
Source: La Verdad
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