Carlos Sainz: "We finally got a clear run"

Dakar 2023 | Stage 8 | AL DUWADIMI > HAIL
January 8 ^th 2023 - 15:10 [GMT + 3]

Originally hailed as the winner of the stage, Carlos Sainz was later relegated to third place by a penalty for speeding, handing the win to Sébastien Loeb.

"Yeah, we had a good stage, a clean stage. Finally, we got to enjoy ourselves a little bit and get a clear run. Starting so far behind, we had no dust, thanks to the rain. I liked it much better before in the Dakar. When a priority driver got a problem, you were immediately put in the top 15. I think it's not good for us, not good for the others. I'm very disappointed at all the problems we got. The whole team was not very lucky. I think we've been unlucky, but we'll keep attacking and enjoying the race."