Spanish pilot Christina Gutierrez, member of the Red Bull Off-Road JR Team, noted that this Friday he fulfilled his “childhood dream”, becoming second woman in history to win the Dakarelevating the Touareg into the Challenger – prototypes category – after two consecutive failures by American Taurus’ Mitchell Guthrie.
Gutiérrez, in statements to journalists heading to the Dakar, stressed that it was “very unexpected” because when he arrived at the end of the stage, the last stage of the Dakar, “he knew nothing”, but when he arrived in the zone press, “the whole world was very upset,” he added.
Now I’m very happy, I realized a dream since childhood and above all, seeing my whole family crying, my father who couldn’t even speak… it was very emotional and I think I’ll learn it because It’s not easy to suddenly see yourself as a winner. I think when I lift the trophy I will understand what just happened.
The Spaniard, who will race the Ultimate car in Dacia next year, stressed that on the final day she started about 23 minutes behind Guthrie, “but for four stages every day she went out with the mentality of taking minutes at any stage ” and try to get to the end with the smallest possible difference in case something happens and today it’s about the same.”
Subsequently, the Spanish woman, the second woman to lift the Touareg after Jutta Kleinschmidt in 2001 he joked about motorcycles.
I tried my best and I liked it because on the outside you go through it in stress mode for a few seconds, but I was calm in the sense that I didn’t know anything and I got to the end and I already have saw everything that was set up, I started to understand and then I got nervous, so I was grateful that I didn’t know anything until the end.
Goal achieved before reaching Ultimate
“My best farewell to the Challenger was winning, but I knew it was difficult because there are a lot of incredible competitors and I was very competitive,” said Gutierrez, who said she knew the Dakar was about regularity , and she went “little by little.” be on top.
As for her next participation in the Dakar, which will be held in the Ultimate format and under the Dacia brand, the Spaniard said that she has “some incredible years ahead with great driving” and in which she will try to “always be competitive”.
Likewise, when asked what she would tell girls who see her as a role model, she responded that even if she didn’t win, she would tell them to “fight for their dreams” like she did to stay focused on yourself and follow your focus. .
Finally, he congratulated Spanish driver Carlos Sainz of Audi and stated that he would like to win the Dakar with Carlos because “sharing it with people close to you is great”, although he said he did not know what would happen to him. him, since his contract with Audi is ending and whether he will sign a contract with an official team:
I guess because it’s fireproof, so it’s okay, we’ll see you there, like in Extreme E.
(according to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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