Peterhansel 2013: The Dakar Lord Wins His Eleventh Crown
Stéphane Peterhansel has today sealed what is his eleventh Dakar crown. Behind him, Nani Roma was trying once again to reach the podium but, in the end, Novitskiy did not give up the necessary time. South African De Villiers finished second with his Toyota. What could have happened if Sainz and Al-Attiyah had not had problems?
No, I haven’t made a mistake in the headline. Joking aside, Stéphane Peterhansel continues to make history in the Dakar: he now has 11 titles, 11. If winning once in a year is difficult, what do you say about doing it on 11 occasions? It is incredible; a historic feat that will be very, very difficult to beat. His victory was to be expected after several stages with a significant cushion, but as you know, anything can happen in the Dakar.
His teammate, Nani Roma, has a lot to do with his victory: a couple of stages ago he helped the Frenchman continue, losing quite a few minutes himself, which did not allow him to reach the podium this year. He tried everything today, winning the stage, but Novitskiy finished just 2:34 behind. Thus, the Spaniard ends up fourth, while Novitskiy secures third place.
In second position finished South African Giniel De Villiers. With his Toyota, he finished 42:22 behind the winner, Mini. Orlando Terranova finished in fifth place. We must of course highlight the mechanical problems of Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al-Attiyah with their respective buggies. Had it not been for those problems, perhaps things would have turned out differently.
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No ha fallado ni un día, se las sabe todas!! Lástima que Al Attiyah no aguantara hasta el final porque le habría dado más emoción a los últimos días aunque creo que en cualquier caso hubiera ganado Peterhansel.
Nani Roma ha perdido tiempo esperando a Peterhansel pero ha reconocido que después de su fallo en la primera semana era lo que le tocaba. Ha pilotado bien, ha ganado etapas y ha hecho buena labor de equipo así que se ha ganado el puesto para el próximo año.
Los buggy de Al Attiyah con un año de preparación pueden dar mucha guerra. A ver si Sainz se anima para 2014 y también Sebastien Loeb que estará muy verde en terreno de dunas y navegación pero los días con pistas tipo WRC a ver quién le supera 🙂