Up to thirty participants still did not breathe easy one day after the start of the Dakar due to the positive result of the PCR carried out in Jeddah. Danilo petrucci was one of them … until after midnight on Thursday in Arabia it began to leak that he had received the green light from the organization to be able to start the rally normally. However, there was some confusion as to how he had passed the test, so the Italian driver himself explained this directly to AS on Friday morning.
“The last two days have been a nightmare because the PCR result (the one made when arriving in Jeddah) It was not negative “, Danilo admits first about how he has lived the whole process. Then, he found the good news he was looking for after passing more complementary tests: “I took another two tests and some blood tests and they gave me the OK thanks to it. The hospital reviewed everything together with the organization and it was very nice to discover that I am fine, so now I am already looking forward to starting. “
With his participation already assured and integrated within the team normally (we spoke with him after a meeting with all the members of the KTM factory), Petrucci thinks he knows why he has had these problems: “Maybe it was the reaction from the third dose of the vaccine, because I have really high antibodies. I put it on to be sure, but in the end I think it was a mistake to do it so close to the race, because here PCRs are very sensitive and I had to go back to the hospital to do those blood tests and so on. “
“My dream is to finish”
Now you can focus 100% on the Dakar and your main objective. “For me the dream is to finish my degree, I have never run the rally and I am not even very clear about the rules, everything is new. I need all my strength and experience to do it. Fortunately this is the best team I can be on and all the people are very good with me even these days. I am very happy here, they have helped me a lot, especially my teammates “, analyzes the KTM Tech 3 man. To begin with, he has already achieved his first victory.