Dakar – De Villiers: “It’s a bit frustrating”

Giniel de Villiers can be satisfied with his podium at the 2015 Dakar. But the Toyota driver is still disappointed not to have been able to take first place against Nasser Al-Attiyah.

Published on 18/01/2015 à 15:30

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Dakar – De Villiers: “It’s a bit frustrating”

Giniel de Villiers lost as in 2011 to Nasser Al-Attiyah at the Dakar. If the two drivers were racing at the time on Volkswagen Touaregs, they competed this year on different machines with a Mini All4 Racing for the Qatari and a Toyota Hilux for the South African.

The Toyota Imperial Team South Africa resident showed exceptional consistency, but his quarter of an hour lost in the ninth stage following a navigation error was enough to put him out of reach of the winner who finished with 35 minutes left. in advance. “Everyone wants to finish on the highest step, but we can be proud of what we did, since we were able to fight for quite a long time with Nasser. But he ran the cleanest race, well done. It's a little frustrating, but it's racing », commented the winner of the 2009 edition, quoted on the official website of the Dakar.

The video summary of the last stage of the Dakar can be consulted here.

Discover the Dakar report in issue 1995 of AUTOhebdo, available tomorrow evening in digital version on all platforms, and on newsstands from Wednesday.