Rally-Raid
Al-Attiyah-Baumel hit the nail on the head at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge
Al-Attiyah-Baumel (Toyota) held firm on this third stage of the ADDC 2022. © DPPI / J. Delfosse
Si seulement Nasser Al-Attiyah et Mathieu Baumel (Toyota) n’avaient pas cassé un bras de suspension dès les premiers kilomètres de l’Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (ADDC), le Qatari et le Français pointeraient vraisemblablement en tête de l’épreuve ! La troisième étape, assortie de leur deuxième victoire de spéciale consécutive, en est en tout cas un brillant exemple.
Contested this Tuesday March 8, the 255 km stage saw the Toyota Hilux T1+ outrun Sébastien Loeb and Fabian Lurquin (BRX) of 5'16''. In the general classification, the winners of the Dakar 2022 are seventh, with an impossible gap on the leaders Stéphane Peterhansel-Édouard Boulanger (Audi, + 20h14'23'').
A second stage win for @alattiyahnasser and @matthieubaumel at this year's #AbuDhabiDesertChallenge! Here's the man himself, with a summary of the day. #TGR #TGRW2RC pic.twitter.com/iBoOliyTON
— TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally-Raid & Dakar Team (@TGR_W2RC) March 8, 2022
« It was a complicated step to negotiate, indicates Nasser Al-Attiyah, who now has a three-point lead in the World Championship of rally-raid (W2RC) on Loeb-Lurquin. It was short, sure, but difficult. »
His French co-driver Mathieu Baumel details the specificities of this stage, traced in the dunes of Abu Dhabi. “When you start early in the morning, you have good visibility on the dunes thanks to the shadows. But when you arrive around 10 a.m. or noon, the shadows disappear because the sun is at its zenith.
In addition, the sand is very light in color, very white. Sometimes you think the ground is flat when there is a bowl, or even worse, a step. It adds a little stress, but I'm lucky to work with Nasser, the king of the dunes! »
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