Dakar Rally 2023: Carlos Sainz’s incredible battle against a wall of sand: ‘The slope is twice as steep as it looks’

Dr..After yesterday’s complex stage, Carlos Sainz is out eating every second on the sands of Abi Dahabi. The Spanish rider had a very good day he was in stand outMoments like his fierce battle to climb a cliff much like a wall of sand: “We were unable to download first then try again. I don’t know the degrees of inclination, but there were many“

Sainz pas Approximately 20 seconds of skating on a practically vertical surface So he managed to crown him and continue his journey. Audi team ring She managed to be in third place At a stage marked by the difficulties presented by the terrain after Heavy rain the day before. Although in the end it achieved a quiet result for the candidates.

Feat to follow in the ointment

“I was just trying to surf on the dunes, until a moment when I actually managed to climb. over there Steep slopes In fact, this is common in this region of Hail. There are many mountains to climb. In the video he appears to be hanging lower than he really wasCarlos Sainz declared.

This brings the man from Madrid to fourth place in the general classification 32:55 minutes behind the head of the bullets, occupied by Nasser Al-Attiyah. Tomorrow will be the fifth stage of fifteen stages and Sainz has already confirmed that he will continue to attack in each of the rest.