Nasser Al Attiyah: “We finished in a good way, like what I wanted”
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January 5
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2024
- 13:46
[GMT + 3]
12th today, one minute behind the winning time, due to slight navigation mistake, the double title holder still enjoyed a decent day. He will not be choosing his starting place this evening among the first ten places, which is a privilege reserved for the top 10 finishes today, but he will automatically start in 12th position tomorrow morning, allowing him to observe and overtake his rivals who shone today. It was therefore a good day, all in all, all the more so since the day’s times will not count for the general rankings according to the FIA 2024 rules. Indeed, the prologue time will only be used for the starting order on stage 1. So, things are looking good for Nasser and Mathieu in their new Prodrive!
“It’s a good start. I am really so happy with the performance of the car and its handling. The stage was short, but we made a little mistake because there were a lot of different tracks. We missed one junction by a little bit, but I think we finished in a good way, like what I wanted, but tomorrow will be a long day”.