Stéphane Peterhansel limits the damage

Nine-time winner of the Dakar, Stéphane Peterhansel hopes to bring down the Volkswagen armada this year. With his BMW X3, the Frenchman is in third position as he enters Chile.

Published on 05/01/2011 à 09:38

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Impatient to put his wheels in the sand, Stéphane Peterhansel had a specific objective for these first days of racing: facing the specialists in rally what are Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al Attiyah, it was essential not to be let down. Mission accomplished.

“In the second special, we let go a little and we came back to Al Attiyah,” testified ?Peter? at the finish of yesterday?s stage. “We are still behind in total for the day but not too much. Over three days, we limited the damage. We try to understand where we are losing ground and where we are gaining ground. There is nothing catastrophic. The car runs really well. This year everything is going well in the technical specials. »

Stéphane Peterhansel occupies third position in the general classification at 4?19?? by Carlos Sainz and 55?? by Nasser Al Attiyah. Behind, Giniel de Villiers is at 12?38??.