{"id":97803,"date":"2020-01-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pre.boxrepsol.com\/uncategorized\/isidre-esteves-most-troubling-stage-yet-of-the-2020-dakar\/"},"modified":"2023-02-27T07:24:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T09:24:09","slug":"isidre-esteves-most-troubling-stage-yet-of-the-2020-dakar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boxrepsol.com\/en\/rally-en\/isidre-esteves-most-troubling-stage-yet-of-the-2020-dakar\/","title":{"rendered":"Isidre Esteve’s most troubling stage yet of the 2020 Dakar"},"content":{"rendered":"

In less than 24 hours, Isidre Esteve experienced both sides of the Dakar. If yesterday saw his best performance, today he had his most troubling day. The L\u00e9rida-born driver’s prototype almost rolled over but managed to stay on its side and, after returning to the race, had a breakdown that almost forced it to retire. Despite losing more than two hours, the Repsol Rally Team driver remains optimistic<\/strong> and remembers that \u201cwe haven’t yet reached the mid-way point of the Dakar, there are many kilometres yet to complete and surely many more things will happen\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Isidre Esteve and his co-pilot Txema Villalobos had a very close call towards the middle of the special, which happened between Al Ula and Ha\u2019il. \u201cWe were in sixth gear going more than 120 km\/h and we were almost rolled over, when we lost control of the car’s rear end in a pothole. In the end we recovered it, but the BV6 ended up on its side, in amongst camel grass\u201d<\/em>, said the Oliana-born driver.<\/p>\n

After getting his 4×4 back on its feet, with the help of the Dutchman Maik Willems and his Toyota Hilux<\/strong>, and checking that, apparently, the damages were minimal, the Repsol Rally Team managed to re-join the race 20 minutes later. \u201cLuckily, everything was just a scare and no-one was injured\u201d<\/em>, he said relievedly.<\/p>\n

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