- It looked very good until the middle of the stretch.
Then we had problems with the rear shock, just like yesterday.
In addition, we lost several more minutes at the end due to problems with navigation, says Mattias Ekström in a press release.
The Swedish couple is 16th in total, 2.46 hours behind the leader Nasser Al-Attiyah.
Ekström is the third driver in Audi's major investment behind the legends Stephane Peterhansel and Carlos Sainz.
The day before yesterday, the team cheered on the first stretch victory for Sainz, but there have also been major problems with the new electric prototype.
On today's stage, 14-time champion Peterhansel, who had several accidents, gave a shock absorber to Sainz when one broke on the stage.
Sebastian Eriksson continues to line up top positions in the lightweight class.
Third today on the stretch after receiving a three-minute penalty.
Reason: he was speeding at a low speed zone.
Eriksson is still second overall, just over minutes behind teammate Feliciano "Chaleco" Lopez, Chile, in EKS South Racing.
- We had some navigation problems at the end, but overall I am happy with the day.
We had a good fight with "Chaleco" for 150 km, says Sebastian.
German Annett Fischer with Swedish map reader Annie Seel was 32nd on the stage and is 24th in the class, almost nine hours behind Lopez.