Dakar Portraits - Saood Variawa - #Dakar2024

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The fifth edition of the Dakar in Saudi Arabia promises to push man and machine harder than any of the previous ones.
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00:00 5, 4, 3, 2...
00:05 I am 18 years old and I got my driver's license in July.
00:10 4, go!
00:12 It's not normal, it's unreal.
00:14 I enjoy every second of it and I look forward to every stage of this race.
00:19 Easy, right?
00:25 So I fell in love with the Rally Raid a long time ago.
00:29 Obviously my dad's been racing Rally Raid, so I've been to every race of his.
00:34 Saud is the youngest competitor on the Dakar and is the son of former Dakar racer Shamir Varyawa,
00:41 who finished 15th in 2021 and now runs the Toyota Gazoo Racing Team.
00:47 Very headstrong, very persistent on what he wants to do.
00:52 If he sets his goal on a certain thing or a certain sport, there's no mountain too tall enough for him to tackle.
00:59 Very humble. He's very mature for his age.
01:03 We are very close. I mean, he's basically like a brother to me.
01:08 I'm with him every day of my life.
01:11 I mean, he guides me through everything and learning from him is honestly the best thing.
01:21 It's a proud moment. It's a proud thing for a parent to watch their son race.
01:25 I'm a bit nervous, to be very honest, when he leaves the Bovwerk.
01:29 As a racing driver, you always want to push.
01:39 You always want to be pushing the limits and you always want to win.
01:42 It's a bit difficult to keep yourself chilled and try to cool the pace off a bit.
01:49 After Roth, we go left. And 200, after Roth, we go left.
01:55 The kid is amazing. He has speed, he's really fast.
02:00 He comes from circuit racing, so he has that culture and the rigour and the precision that comes with it.
02:06 The biggest danger is the speed when you're 18.
02:09 He has an amazing natural flair. Now it's knowing when and where you can attack in off-road.
02:14 He guides me in some of the, I would say, hazardous terrain.
02:19 If I were to push in some places where it wouldn't be good for us to push, he'd say back it off slightly.
02:26 He surprises me because he's still a kid.
02:31 Sometimes we talk about technique and he's brilliant.
02:34 And sometimes he acts like a kid and wants to have fun.
02:37 Stop.
02:41 Good ride.
02:44 You feel better now, eh?
02:46 Yeah, it's good. I loved it.
02:48 My bucket list would be to win the Dakar.
02:52 One of my wish lists that I would want to tick off is to win the Dakar.
02:56 It's good that youth is coming into the sport itself.
03:00 It's showing that Dakar has a bright future.
03:03 Dakar will definitely be part of my career in the future.
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