Dmitry Sotnikov: "It was a nervous affair"

Dakar 2021 | Stage 4 | Wadi Ad-Dawasir > Riyadh
January 6 ^th 2021 - 16:47 [GMT + 3]

The overall leader padded his lead with his third stage win. He now leads second-placed Martin Macík by 26 minutes.

"It wasn't that easy. First there were dunes and then fields of rocks where we suffered a flat tyre. The second part was a nervous affair because we had another two punctures, but it really wasn't fun. Then came an easier, faster section, followed by a part with trickier navigation, but our co-driver did a great job. We saw Viazovich after he stopped before the first neutralised sector, he probably had a mechanical, but I don't think it was a flat tyre."