Guerlain Chicherit is another man

In this event renowned for putting as much strain on organisms and machines as the famous Dakar, Guerlain Chicherit's performance, free from any reproach, was applauded by his prestigious peers. The sign of a new maturity.

Published on 12/10/2022 à 14:10

Medhi Casaurang

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Guerlain Chicherit is another man

“Mad Max” Chicherit wins the Morocco Rally © Frédéric Le Floc'h / DPPI

It's about those impromptu scenes, where camaraderie doesn't have to be faked for the sake of sponsors and cameras. Having just come out of his Hunter to respond to the few (rare) microphones, Guerlain Chicherit's speech is disrupted by repeated horn blasts. However, its 4×4 assembled by Prodrive certainly does not hinder traffic, since it is located in the Moroccan countryside near Agadir. The author of these sound warnings is none other than Nasser Al-Attiyah, whose Toyota Hilux comes to park in the wake of the “rust” colored car, in homage to the film Mad Max. It's his way of congratulating the Savoyard, who has just won his first Rally from Morocco. “ As you were leaving behind me, I was waiting for you on the beach to go swimming, but you didn't catch up with me », says the co-founder of GCK Motorsport in return. And to go get Mathieu Baumel for a hug. The two men started together in rally raids in 2005, following a detection operation set up by the Dakar the previous year. “ This little guy makes me happy, laughs the French co-pilot of Al-Attiyah. He has aged a little since then, he drives very well, he is careful, but above all he has become a father, so he thinks a little more. » In a nod from David Castera, the organizer of this event, the course plunged into the south of Morocco, exactly where the two hopefuls had

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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