2025 AMBITIONS

A.G: “On the last Dakar, I had problems from the first day, which pushed me to attack more than usual. I finished the event just eight minutes down after a great comeback. I have fond memories of the quad duels. I would have liked to have won an unprecedented treble, but that's racing. For 2025, I hesitated to stop because it's a huge personal investment. I hope that my partners will continue to support the adventure. The Dakar gives visibility that allows me to do other rallies. I love riding quads, the desert and, above all the Dakar. So, I decided to continue, even though some people saw me as a co-driver. But I wanted to remain a driver, and Guillaume de Mévius, convinced of my car potential, helped me take the next step. He wants to prove that the OT3 can play a leading role. I've had a lot of discussions with the team, and everything is in place. We're aiming for the Top 20 this year to learn and improve. I've given myself three years to get to the front, but if that happens this year, I'll take it! There are some tough competitors out there with thousands of hours of driving and testing, so there's no question of arriving thinking that I've won the Dakar and that I will show them. This hindsight is also why Guillaume and the team chose me. For this new challenge, I wanted someone who shared my values. I chose Jeremy, who had been with me in quads, and I took the bold step of training him in navigation myself. We know each other well, and we adjusted details daily in Morocco. It worked, even with only two days of testing before the start.” 

J.J: “Alex and I have known each other for a long time. Back then, we used to ride quads together and have kept in touch. Later, I had the opportunity to become one of his partners and two years ago, I started assisting him. The Dakar has fascinated me for as long as I can remember. Navigation, in particular, is an area that I'm particularly interested in. When Alex switched to cars, he asked me to become his co-driver. Even though I had no experience, I was up for it. He taught me a lot about navigation, and we started with a theoretical and practical training phase, particularly in Morocco. In the end, things went well: we finished 10th in T3, which was quite a performance for the first time, him being a novice behind the wheel and me being a novice as a co-driver. We got on well together in the cockpit. We agreed not to get worked up at the time but rather to have a calm debriefing in the evening. In Morocco, there was no tension, and everything went smoothly. Now we're off again for the Dakar. It will be my first, so my priority is to finish. But I'm here first and foremost for his objective. Alex aims for a Top 20, which would be a decent result, even if he secretly hopes to do better. We know that the competition is tough, especially as novices. We remain realistic but will do everything possible to achieve our goals.”