VIDEO – The big scare of Benediktas Vanagas and Filipe Palmeiro

C’est l’une des images de cette 4e spéciale du Dakar 2022 disputée entre Al Qaisumah et Riyadh. Alors à l’attaque dans ce nouveau jour de course, Benediktas Vanagas a subitement perdu le contrôle de son Toyota Hilux et est parti en tonneaux. Le 4×4 japonais est retombé quelques mètres plus loin dans un état déplorable. 

« I don't know what happened, explained co-pilot Filipe Palmeiro a few moments after the accident. Everything seemed normal and we were suddenly thrown into the air. » Luckily, Benediktas Vanagas and his navigator extricated themselves from the car with considerable damage without problems and are doing well, indicated the race management.

🚗Big crash here on stage 4 as Benediktas Vanagas rolls his vehicle!

Both pilots are doing well!# Dakar2022 pic.twitter.com/0krqd1jKLg

- DAKAR RALLY (@dakar) January 5, 2022

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