Starting on a Sea Camp on the shores of the Red Sea and ending on the opposite side of the Arabian Peninsula, where the competitors will discover the coast of the Arabian Gulf after a four-day adventure through the Empty Quarter, including the marathon stage, the 45th edition of the Dakar is the toughest one since the rally came to Saudi Arabia. Packing almost 5,000 kilometres of specials into a prologue and 14 stages, the route is a true test of extreme endurance.
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More information:
https://www.dakar.com
https://www.facebook.com/Dakar
https://www.twitter.com/Dakar
https://www.instagram.com/DakarRally
#Dakar2023
© Amaury Sport Organisation - https://www.aso.fr
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:09 You're living the whole year for the Dakar Rally, actually.
00:12 And when you're here, you realize where you do it for.
00:15 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:28 It's nice.
00:29 Yeah, when we fight with each other.
00:33 Yesterday, he overtook me.
00:35 He did in Sentinel, and he was faster.
00:37 And I said, hey, I don't like it.
00:43 I grew up with it.
00:44 I was always there in the workshop,
00:46 and I always sit in the chair like I
00:48 was dreaming on that moment.
00:51 When I was 38, I started my first Dakar in South America.
00:55 And one time, we were fourth in states and 12th overall.
00:59 And I was there driving the states with wooden shoes.
01:03 And when I come out, everybody was looking.
01:05 And that guy is crazy.
01:06 He's from Holland.
01:07 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:11 When I was 16, it was my first Dakar Rally.
01:13 I competed as a mechanic in a truck by my father.
01:17 He's driving for his third Dakar.
01:20 It's very special when you are 20.
01:22 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:25 When you are at the finish line, and you realize
01:27 you were the first one, yeah, that's amazing.
01:30 So he win the states, and I win overall.
01:33 So that day was a very special moment.
01:38 Overall, he is in a better position.
01:39 So that's the experience, I think.
01:44 We were many times in the top three.
01:47 But unfortunately, we had four punctures on the second day.
01:49 So we lost a lot of time there.
01:51 But yeah, that's the Dakar Rally.
01:53 Sometimes it's on your side, and sometimes it's on his side.
01:56 So now he was lucky.
01:57 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:01 It will be a very important week with Janus, Mitchell,
02:07 and me together to fight with one team, three trucks.
02:10 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:13 We are all independent.
02:14 But still, I want to help them if they
02:16 can achieve a win or a podium.
02:20 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:24 [INAUDIBLE]
02:26 The plan is that next year, I will fight one year
02:31 to each other.
02:32 And then the second year, I will drive in the race,
02:36 but help Mitchell to bring him to the podium.
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02:48 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:52 (whooshing)