Dayraut: “Spend the holidays in mind”

Jean-Philippe Dayraut, arrived in Andorra with four points ahead of Alain Prost, started his weekend in the best possible way. Equipped with a ballast of 10 kg, compared to 60 kg in Prost, the Haut-Garonnais was able to take advantage of its advantage to translate it into the results. Best time, by far, in the qualifying heats on Saturday, Dayraut then won his first final.

« Saturday, we had a great day, marked by a clear victory at the end of the qualifying heats and in the final, confirms Jean-Philippe Dayraut. At this point, my lead in the general classification increased to 10 points. But you know Alain Prost: the animal is never as dangerous as when it is injured. »

But on Sunday, by recovering ballast, and seeing Alain Prost lose his, the Skoda driver had a more difficult second day. “ We did not think that he (Alain Prost, editor's note) would be able to react as he did with 40 kg of ballast and tires whose studs were already well worn », confides Dayraut.

« Since Val Thorens, it's one blow, one blow to the other, due to the ballast, which each time restores the balance between us. My goal was to maintain the lead in the championship without gaining weight. It has been achieved, since for the first time this season I will arrive at Alpe d?Huez with 0 kg of handicap compared to 60 kg for Alain. But it is certain that we must remain focused, not make the slightest mistake. With Team Škoda, we will do our best next weekend to try to spend the holidays at the top of the Trophy. »

Before the Alpe d'Huez round, Jean-Philippe Dayraut has a two-point lead over Alain Prost (Dacia Duster), and nine over Olivier Panis (Skoda Fabia).