Stéphane Peterhansel: "How to drive a heavy car on stones is beyond me."

Dakar 2024 | Stage 1 | BISHA > BISHA
January 6 ^th 2024 - 19:46 [GMT + 3]

Stéphane Peterhansel ended the first stage just as battered and bruised as Sébastien Loeb. The Audi driver was slow and cautious, but a double whammy of punctures near the end cost him over half an hour.

"I think stage 2 of the last Dakar is still living rent-free in my head. We were driving on eggshells, but somehow, we still had two flat tyres in the final 30 kilometres. Heaven knows how it happened. We really weren't going fast, and when Hołowczyc overtook me, I was unable to follow him. How to drive a heavy car on stones is beyond me."