Cristina Gutierrez is impressed, saying, “I feel a good atmosphere at this Dakar.”

Christina Gutierrez That’s amazing. who arrived dakar Although they are a star-studded team, their goal is to be in the top five. Nasser Al-Attiyah, Sebastian Robe And the current World Raid Champion, Lucas Moraesit seemed obvious Christina She will be forced to perform team tasks to help her teammates, all of whom are among the favorites for the championship she is competing against. dacia. But Dakar has something like this. You can make the plans you want and your career will give you space. And Christina is off to a good start and on her way to a career.

The woman from Burgos proved it this Tuesday with a very complicated stage 3. She shined while many of the leading players failed. two of them are his friends Loeb, who lost 25 minutes with two flat tires early on, had to slow down considerably throughout the special, finishing 12th overall. and Al-Attiyah was very angry about his day and also suffered a flat tire And despite starting in the lead position on a complicated sailing day, he gave up a time of 22 minutes off the lead. 10th place overall.

he wasn’t easy Christina The stage started with a change of foot due to a puncture in the first half. Then he suffered another slow puncture, increasing his fears of running out of spare tires. But he was calm and composed and managed his pace carefully in the complicated areas. “There were rocks about waist high,” he told Spanish reporters at his bivouac. He then reached the finish line in 7th and 5th place overall, 5 minutes and 59 seconds behind the leaders and just behind his teammates. Lucas Moraes (4th place on stage at 5’16”, 6th overall.

Last year, after a good first result, Christina had to stop in the middle of the special to wait for her teammates. However, starting directly behind Moraes could save him from having to perform a similar task that would drop him down the order. She already has more parts in her car than her coworkers, in case she needs to help them. That means it’s loaded with heavier parts. But that doesn’t stop her. And the theory is that they won’t stop her to help the Brazilian, as she will start fifth in the starting order for the fourth stage behind Lucas, who started fourth.

It’s not just your co-pilot’s good navigation ability that’s an advantage for you, either. Pablo Morenoand Christina I wanted to praise his greatness. dakar. He is also an experienced mechanic, so he is perfect for Stage 4 as it is the first part of the first marathon stage and the drivers will not have the mechanical support of their teams at the end of this Wednesday’s special.

Christina I know it’s just the beginning, but I couldn’t help but smile at this auspicious start. On the other hand, approaching Stage 4 is a more advanced starting point. On this day, vehicles that start in front of you will not be able to benefit from the path of bikes traveling on a different route, so give yourself plenty of time.

“We’re feeling a good atmosphere in this Dakar. We’re very consistent every day and trying to make fewer mistakes. Yes, we had punctures every day, but it’s a Dakar that we enjoy and we have a very good connection and feel with Pablo.”He commented to the Spanish press at the bivouac, including the MD.

Stage overview

“It went very well. We didn’t expect to arrive in fifth place. We had a puncture and then another late puncture that kept us going until the end, so it wasn’t a pretty stage. The organization didn’t say it, but there were some very complicated rocks, so we had to be careful and drive at a good pace in the slower areas. And in terms of navigation, Pablo (co-pilot) is doing an incredible Dakar, he’s doing a brutal job. I’m happy. The rhythm is very good, we know this is the beginning and we have the whole Dakar left, but we chose this and we’re enjoying it.

he was suffering from a stab wound

“At first I was suffering because I thought I had a puncture and then the pressure in the tire was low. I was suffering because I didn’t have a spare wheel anymore. Then I started to worry because I still had over 300 kilometers to go and I knew there were rocks and such. And it’s complicated to control that emotion, especially when what’s coming up is a canyon or a rock. We’ve come over a pass with waist-high rocks, so we have to keep going.” Keep calm and keep moving forward. ”

Will you work in a team or build a career?

“Lucas did a great job as well. We lost time yesterday and we had to push today and we did that. So it’s good to be together in case something happens and we can help each other out. Tomorrow will be a matter of teamwork, because of course there should be some surprises on the marathon stage.”

stage 4

“It’s going to be tough. Starting from the front and not having any bikes in front of you. It’s going to be complicated and tough, but it’s good to stimulate yourself with navigation and experience new things. We’re taking it positively.”