When you think of a day off, those days in which you decide to take it for yourself and do nothing surely come to mind. Nevertheless, the day the pilots stopped, the press had to dedicate their time to them. And to the rest of the guests. Far from stopping, we had to travel more distance than ever to tell stories, review what has been a first week that ended up giving a surprise at each stage and analyze what awaits the Dakar starting tomorrow. The characteristics of the route change, the desert gains more prominence than ever and although everyone will have their own strategy, what has become clear to us is that everyone would prefer to be a little higher. However, it can be considered quite a bit that they still retain that ambition.
Going through the camp from end to end, without rest, has allowed us to see optimistic, disappointed faces or impatient to get back into action. The Dakar begins its countdown and although there are those like Carlos Sainz who, despite everything, find no gaps in the way this edition has been organized, it may not be too much to think about a name change to this day for the future without activity (and not even that) for the pilots. Because rest, took place yesterday at the hotel. Today was another story…