Cyril Despres coach of the Red Bull Junior Team in rally raid

Already present on the stage of rally-raid via le sponsoring de plusieurs pilotes et équipes, dont le Toyota Gazoo Racing avec Nasser Al-Attiyah et Mathieu Baumel, ou encore Mini avec Stéphane Peterhansel et Carlos Sainz, the brand Red Bull will strengthen its commitment to the discipline.

It is in the form of a Junior Program that the Austrian firm intends to invest even more in a category where, in addition to the Dakar or the Silk Way Rally, the Cross-Country Rallies and Baja World Cups are gaining importance. these last months.

The Red Bull Junior Team rally-raid version will receive the support of Cyril Despres as main coach of the young talents who will drive OT3 SxS, developed by Jean-Marc Fortin's Overdrive entity, already at the helm for the construction of the Gazoo Racing Hiluxes .

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We will have to wait until December 17 to find out more about the participants, but enthusiasm is already present in the Red Bull ranks. “The SxS category is perfect for these young drivers to begin their adventure with the Red Bull Off-Road Junior program, comments Cyril Despres.

I will be an open book for young drivers. I will listen to all questions and give my opinion on strategy, driving, navigation and training. » Despres and Al-Attiayh have already been able to test the OT3 in Morocco.

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