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Al-Attiyah and Baumel already at the head of the Rallye du Maroc

The Qatari and the French co-driver will be able to start in 10th position during the first stage thanks to their best time in the qualifying special.

Published on 08/10/2021 à 22:50

Medhi Casaurang

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Al-Attiyah and Baumel already at the head of the Rallye du Maroc

Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel (Toyota) in the Moroccan desert. © Antonin Vincent / DPPI

Certes, il ne s’agissait qu’une spéciale de qualification longue d’à peine 11 kilomètres. Mais pour Nasser Al-Attiyah et Mathieu Baumel (Toyota), le plein de confiance est le même. Le Qatari et son navigateur français ont été les plus rapides ce vendredi 8 octobre autour de Zagora, théâtre du Rally of Morocco 2021.

With their Hilux 4×4, the Toyota Gazoo Racing duo was just one second ahead of another crazy driver, Yazeed Al Rajhi (Toyota). A small gap then forms because private driver Mathieu Serradori, now associated with Loïc Minaudier (Century) achieves the third time at 17 seconds.

“We come to Morocco to win,” said Nasser Al-Attiyah, five-time winner of the event. This is the first objective. We also want to collect points in the FIA ​​World Cup, and finally prepare for the 2022 Dakar."

The top 10 of the super special were then able to choose their starting order for the first “real” stage, scheduled for Saturday October 9 over 288 km.

“We didn’t want to open tomorrow, so I chose to start in 10th position. I will be able to stay in bed longer and I will have the trail of the others to follow, which will delight my co-pilot! » Quite a joker, Nasser.

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Medhi Casaurang

Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!

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