Friday, March 29, 2024

Sebastien Loeb lost the second position in today's 6th stage

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Heavy rains in recent days in Saudi Arabia have made a lot of changes in the race. The stage for motorcycles and quadricycles was also shortened today.
The route used today was what cars and trucks used yesterday. They had made deep ruts, as well as hidden holes and bumps that led to two dropouts today.
Thus, at kilometer 101, the competitors decided that it was very dangerous to continue and the director of the race decided to return to Riyadh in a free transition.
DANIEL SANDERS became the first in the bikes today, and SAM SUNDERLAND continues to lead in the general classification, MATTHIAS WALKNER is second in 2:39 minutes.
In cars, problems with navigation and loss of second place in the overall standings by Sebastien Loeb. Loeb lost about 15 minutes searching for the right direction.
So Nasser Al-Attiyah increased his lead to 48 '54' 'ahead of (SAU) YAZEED AL RAJHI / (GBR) MICHAEL ORR (OVERDRIVE TOYOTA). Sebastien Loeb is 50 '25' behind Nasser.
In the case of trucks, the real fight is between two Kamaz crews. The driver Sotnikov and Eduard Nikolaev, who burst a tire today. The difference between the two crews is 10 "29" in favor of Sotnikov.
Tomorrow is a day off in Riyadh.

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