Marko Hanželic
Rally Dakar 2021 in Saudi Arabia, he finished with a 14th overall victory Stephan Peterhansel. After twelve stages, the Frenchman had an advantage of almost 14 minutes before Nasser Al-Attiyah. With five stage victories (six, including the prologue), Al-Attiyah was more successful in terms of daily victories, peterhansel however, he was again a master of constancy and, despite only one daily win, finally won a duel with Qatar.
Different conditions for competitors have been discussed for years. At the goal c Jedi je Al Attiyah arrows again aimed at unequal conditions: “We drove the rally very well. Neither I nor my co-driver made major mistakes. But this is obviously our maximum, given the situation we have. ”
“We fought the buggies for the second year in a row. From my point of view, the rules need to be changed to make it fair for everyone. Of course I’m disappointed, but I’m glad I finished the race. Still, it remains a bitter aftertaste if you fight in a sport where the others have five fingers and you only have four. ” he added visibly disappointed Catharsis.
“Without a doubt, the rules are not fair. I hope the organizers will change them. Otherwise, we will not return, ” he said clearly Al Attiyah. In 2016, 2017 and 2018, he won a buggy rally Peugeot . Only in 2019 did Al-Attiyahu manage to win with Hilux. Ever since the rally took place after Saudi Arabia, are both times bays at the team Mini buggy. Al-Attiyah also criticized the tire supplier after the rally Bf goodrich, as Toyota had significantly more punctured tires than the competition.
On the other hand, the winner of the rally, a Frenchman Stephane peterhansel, blames himself for Qatar's defeat: “If you don’t win, you don’t complain. It's a matter of ego. If Nasser had a slightly different ego, then he might have won this Dakar. It was because of his ego that he wanted to win the prologue, which caused him to lose a lot in the first stage. And there he also lost the victory at Dakar. ” Al Attiyah after the first place on the prologue he started the first stage as the first and due to navigation problems he lost a lot of time and fell on tenth place, and despite six days' victories, he was no longer able to close the gap.
