Tremendous turn of Fernando Alonso in a dune as soon as the marathon stage of the Dakar begins

A dune, located in the first kilometer of the tenth stage, ruined the progression of Fernando Alonso in the Dakar Rally. The Asturian pilot, tenth in the general, faced too quickly one of the sand obstacles located a few meters from the exit in Haradh and suffered two bell laps. Neither he nor Marc Coma suffered injuries, but the Toyota Hilux windshield was very damaged, so they decided to start it to continue in this marathon stage, 534 kilometers timed.

The decision to continue towards Subaytah without the protection of the glass is not completely unknown to Alonso, who already had to assume it a few months ago during a preparation test in South Africa.

The Gazoo Racing team also confirmed the continuity in the race of its 310 car, although the objective now goes through to reach the goal and give as little time as possible to keep the tenth position in the general.

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