The Catalan driver 'Nani' Roma (Ford) withdrew this Sunday from the Dakar 2024 due to a mechanical problem as soon as the timed section of the seventh stage of the rally began, which goes from Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, to the city of Ad Duwadimi.
The driver stopped at kilometer 24 of the special and was unable to return to the special stage, although he was able to start the car again to drive it to the Ad Duwadimi camp, from where he will try to rejoin the race this Monday to "continue learning." " next to Ford's vehicle.
At the beginning of the stage, Roma was twelfth in the general classification, two hours and seven minutes behind the Spanish Carlos Sainz (Audi), leader of the classification, although his objective this year was for the mechanics and the Ford team to learn in their return to the Dakar to try to aspire to the next rally with a completely new car.
The Catalan had started his twenty-seventh participation in the Dakar 2024 last Sunday and this was, without a doubt, one of the most special, since last year he could not be in Arabia as he was recovering from bladder cancer that he ended up overcoming.
