Al-Attiyah: “Great morale! »

Nasser Al-Attiyah, second in today's stage behind Carlos Sainz, lost little time on the leader of the general classification. The Qatari is very motivated and dreams of final victory.

Published on 14/01/2010 à 21:36

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Will Nasser Al-Attiyah succeed? Having counted a significant delay (more than eighteen minutes) on Carlos Sainz During this Dakar 2010, the Qatari has eaten up the minutes in recent days, in order to once again become a threat to the Spaniard. This Thursday, the former world champion of Production Rallies (P-WRC) managed to finish the stage without giving up too much time to his rival and teammate. From then on, he remains very motivated for the end of the race.

After 470 km of special, Nasser Al-Attiyah finished the stage impressed by the route taken between San Juan and San Rafael. “ It was fast, with incredible passages, concedes the Qatari. The car was sometimes on 4 wheels, sometimes on 3, sometimes on 2. At certain times the track had a percentage never seen before! Almost vertical. »

Second in the stage behind Carlos Sainz, Nasser Al-Attiyah is happy with his day and remains very optimistic for his end. rally-raid. “ I didn't waste much time. It's a good day. I have great morale for tomorrow. Is my morale even very high? » Carlos Sainz, who lost the 2009 Dakar near the end of the event, will have to remain on his guard.