Stéphane Peterhansel: “In theory, we’ve sorted out the problem with the suspension”

Dakar 2022 | Stage 8 | AL DUWADIMI > HAIL
January 10 ^th 2022 - 14:38 [GMT + 3]

Peter, 2nd today, was accompanied by the two other Audis in the top four, which goes to show that the RS Q e-tron is capable of competing.

“We were turning around and about for about five minutes at the end in my opinion and I know that Mattias Ekström wasn’t far behind. Before that, we hit a dune and lost our bonnet, so we had to stop for two minutes to reconnect some cables. With the last navigation mistake, it meant it wasn’t the perfect special for us, but in any case, we are up with the pace, which is not a bad thing. It’s also good to have fairly clean days without any major technical problems. Getting punctures or getting lost is normal on this rally, but the first week was very complicated, so I hope the second week will be better. In theory, we’ve sorted out the problem with the suspension, but you can never be 100% certain, even if things seem ok for the moment”.