The Williams driver’s father, however, was not at the end of his troubles. “Then we encountered more problems, the car was overheating, we couldn’t see well because of the split windshield and we had a puncture. My navigator Lucas Cruz also had to hold the door which no longer closed and we had to made some navigation errors. The day went from bad to worse.”
The bill was steep for Carlos Senior who left almost an hour for the adventure. But you have to see the positive. For the surviving Ford Raptors, everything is going very well for the moment. The American cars, with their so-US soundtrack and their big V8s, are the great unknown of the 2025 Dakar. In Morocco, they were not racing in the same category as the Dacia, Toyota and Mini.
For their first direct confrontation with their rivals, the M-Sport machines made a strong impression with Mattias Ekström 4th overall going to bed on Sunday evening. Nani Roma, 7th, is also there.
“I’m tired but happycommented Ekström. My navigator Emil Bergvist did an excellent job. We started 15th and finished the day in 4th place. All that’s left to do is set up the tent and chat with the other pilots.”
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