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Dakar 2011: Stage 2 (Cars)-Sainz keeps lead despite problem
Spain's Carlos Sainz won the second stage of the Dakar Rally between Cordoba and Tucuman to increase his lead atop the car standings.
The Volkswagen man completed the 324km stage in 3:11:28 to leave him 1:03 ahead of Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah.
Stephane Perhandsel in the BMW was third and the Frenchman remains second in the overall standings, 3:05 behind Sainz and just 14 seconds ahead of Al-Attiyah in third.
Despite winning the stage though, Sainz said his was disappointed because a wiper problem cost him some time.
"Again it was a very difficult stage to negotiate. I suffered from problems with my wipers that did not work. For ten miles, I could see nothing and I had to drive very slowly," he said.
"I'm very disappointed. I probably lost a lot of time. I do not understand why we still had this problem, because on Sunday the mechanics checked he problem."
The race continues on Monday as the drivers travel from Tucuman to San Salvador de Jujuy.
Spain's Carlos Sainz won the second stage of the Dakar Rally between Cordoba and Tucuman to increase his lead atop the car standings.
The Volkswagen man completed the 324km stage in 3:11:28 to leave him 1:03 ahead of Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah.
Stephane Perhandsel in the BMW was third and the Frenchman remains second in the overall standings, 3:05 behind Sainz and just 14 seconds ahead of Al-Attiyah in third.
Despite winning the stage though, Sainz said his was disappointed because a wiper problem cost him some time.
"Again it was a very difficult stage to negotiate. I suffered from problems with my wipers that did not work. For ten miles, I could see nothing and I had to drive very slowly," he said.
"I'm very disappointed. I probably lost a lot of time. I do not understand why we still had this problem, because on Sunday the mechanics checked he problem."
The race continues on Monday as the drivers travel from Tucuman to San Salvador de Jujuy.