Carlos Sainz: "We're in survival mode"
Dakar 2018 |
Stage 7 |
La Paz
> Uyuni
January 13
th
2018
- 16:21
[GMT -4]
Carlos Sainz capitalised on Stéphane Peterhansel's mechanical problems to move into the overall lead. This brings with it a whole new set of responsibilities.
"It's being a gruelling Dakar. We're in survival mode! I'm not exactly sure what happened to Stéphane, but it was a hard stage, and there'll be more like this one before the finish. We need to tackle it one day at a time. Stéphane was behind me and, suddenly, he disappeared from view. I put the pedal to the metal to gain time, and I think my pace was very good."