Ricky Brabec: "I don't know if this Dakar is about strategy"

Dakar 2021 | Stage 7 | Ha'il > Sakaka
January 10 ^th 2021 - 15:10 [GMT + 3]

The reigning champion's victory in today's stage was only good enough to propel him to eight place overall, 14'52" behind his teammate Ignacio Cornejo.

"I'm not sure about getting back a whole lotta time. Toby's still behind me. We're gonna try and stay focused and make it through tomorrow to get back to a mechanic. I don't know if this Dakar is about strategy. I think the strategy is to not open. I think everyone that's opening is just losing a little bit of time. There's five days left and we're gonna try just to finish in the top 7 every day and see if we can make up a little bit of time."