Mathieu Serradori: “We're a bit frustrated”

Dakar 2026 | Stage 5 | BIVOUAC REFUGE > HAIL
January 8 ^th 2026 - 13:28 [GMT + 3]

Mathieu Serradori finished a quarter of an hour after the winner following a suspension problem. The Frenchman has dropped behind Sébastien Loeb in the overall rankings and is now in 10th place, 19'40’’ behind the leader with his Century CR7.

 “We've been driving slowly for 60 km because we had a problem with the axle. We're a bit frustrated. Despite everything, we got the job done, we'll repair it and we'll be back on track tomorrow. I was lucky today – it reminded us that we need to take care of the mechanical side of things. We had two marathon days where we pushed the machine very hard, so now we’ll have to set that right”.