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Dakar 2023 – Mattias Ekström sanctioned after Stage 1
Mattias Ekström lost his way on the first stage of the Dakar 2023. © DPPI
Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist (Audi) were initially credited with the third best time at the end of the first stage of the Dakar 2023, contested around Sea Camp (Saudi Arabia) this Sunday January 1. But the satisfaction of the Swedish crew was short-lived.
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As this video extract proves, the co-driver used the paper road book to find his way during the special. A prohibited practice since the road-book has been displayed on a digital tablet since 2022. The organization has the road-book in paper format in each passenger compartment in case an emergency arises, but by opening the envelope sealed by ASO on morning of the stage, the crew receives a time penalty.
Furthermore, Ekström-Bergkvist missed a way-point. The penalty is 15 minutes. The first leaders of the Dakar 2023 fall to 14th place in the general classification, 15'33" behind the leaders Carlos Sainz-Lucas Cruz (Audi).
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