Stéphane Peterhansel: "The main problem is altitude"

Dakar 2018 | Stage 6 | Arequipa > La Paz
January 11 ^th 2018 - 18:23 [GMT -4]

Leading the Dakar at the half-way point, “Peter” lost 4 minutes to his team-mate Carlos Sainz. Perhaps the battle for overall victory will pit the Frenchman and Spaniard against each other.

“For sure, it was completely different. The tracks are easier. It’s easy navigation. The main problem is altitude for the driver and for the engine. We lost a lot of power and we lost concentration – you know, the brain also works in slow motion, so it was a little bit complicated. But today for me it was like a transition. We took no risks at all to finish the stage, just to arrive in a good position in La Paz”.