RALLY DAKAR 2018
Dakar 2018: Crash! Boom! Bang!What happened to Stépahne Peterhansel in the seventh stage was only the best example of how hard this Dakar has been. In that move, the Frenchman overtook a rider off the track and hit a rock that destroyed the left rear suspension of his Peugeot 3008 DKR Maxi. Cyril Després stopped to help, but the damage was done, with the loss of 1h47 and the consequent fall to third place overall.This was a 'high profile' incident, but let us briefly recall what has been the 'martyrdom' on this Dakar. Some self-inflicted ones, such as that of Bryce Menzies, who flipped violently shortly in the second stage, other 'unlucky' ones like Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Garafulic / Palmeiro, who crashed headlong into the middle of the desert.In stage 3, Mikko Hirvonen lost two hours stuck on a dune, Nani Roma, fell ill on another dune, fainted and the navigator had to lay hands on the steering wheel to intentionally roll over the Mini. Al-Attiyah and Villiers lost time in this stage with stunts and holes, the South African left there 1h13m. In step 5, Yazeed Al-Rajhi's mini buggy had to be drawn ... from the Pacific Ocean. He got distracted, and the car ended up in water ... Sébastien Loeb fell into a hole in the dunes, took several hours to get him out, but the worst was Daniel Elena, who fell ill. He finished the Dakar there for Loeb. Maybe forever ...Until step 7 came and 'gone' Peterhansel. One of the toughest editions of the Dakar history was also a stepmother for Carlos Sousa's aspirations in the Duster of Renault Sport Argentina with the Portuguese rider being forced to give up the call for the 8th stage, following an oil leak in the radiator.Then another case appeared to overshadow the Dakar, with Kees Koleen, a quads driver complaining about being 'hit' by Carlos Sainz, who was initially penalized in ten minutes due to the incident, a penalty that was later withdrawn when Peugeot new evidence to the organization. Another example, a 'Sheik', Al Qassimi had to be taken out of a river by a farmer and his tractor.This just to speak of some, because otherwise you could write ... a book.
Almost always very dull on this Dakar, Orlando Terranova leads the stage today in WP2, where he arrived with 1m58s of advance to Ten Brinke in Toyota. Giniel de Villiers is third at 2m31s, with the first Peugeot, the Stéphane Peterhansel to emerge at 3m03s. Nasser Al-Attiyah is fourth in front of Mikko Hirvonen, and Carlos Sainz, very cautious, runs in ninth position already losing 8m45s. With these virtual numbers, Carlos Sainz leads with 55m03s of advancement to Stéphane Peterhansel. Nasser Al Attiyah is 1h18m40s and Bernhard TenBrinke, it's quarter to 1h20min48s.
Federico Villagra is since yesterday the new leader of the Lorries in the Dakar. In recent days, the Iveco driver has been increasingly pushing Eduard Nikolaev's Kamaz and in yesterday's opening two holes that took longer than normal to be changed led to the loss of the lead by the Russian driver.Catamarca is traditionally unhappy for Kamaz-Masters men and yesterday was no exception, with Eduard Nikolaev having several problems during the run that led him to fall for second. After the problem with the front axle of his Kamaz, two days earlier, two holes, and an incident in a dry river resulted in a loss of time of about twenty minutes, and with that, Villagra now leads with 1m07s of advance: "I thought tipping the lorry in step 5 would have been the main challenge, but it was not. Tuesday we had a very serious break in the front drive and thought our Dakar was over. Fortunately, our mechanic Vladimir Rybakov found a transitory solution that took us off speed but at least allowed us to come to an end. "In addition, two generators broke down and no regeneration of air inside the truck, which had to be shut down, the heat became the problem.In this way, Federico Villagra, Eduard Nikolaev's main rival, has moved on, and now running at home, the Russian has a 'problem': "For me, it will be easier in my native Argentina," Villagra said. you will have a long way ahead that will not be strange to you, and knowing what lies ahead can be a decisive advantage. Now, with three more days ahead, it's more than ever open. 30 trucks, of the 44 trucks that started the race are still in the race.
José Luis Abreu, direto de Portugal
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