The race engineer Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz praises in the following interview (via Volkswagen Motorsport) of prudent driving style of Giniel and considerate handling of the car.
They are as a race engineer for the Race Touareg of Giniel de Villiers technically responsible. What was the most positive finding of the first Dakar Rally week?
"It's nice to be able to see from the results that we have made a good car on its wheels. A car, with which we can give the Dakar Rally. Beautiful, also, that Giniel and Dirk were delivering the car on the first six stages in a perfect condition with us again. You really have to take consideration of the car and thus on their mechanics. "
Giniel de Villiers is a good start in the Dakar Rally. Is this the service crew and the engineers more confidence, or perhaps more motivation?
"Self-confidence rather not. Motivation very well. When the car for which you are responsible for leading the rally stages and win, then gives everyone who participates because an extra boost performance. Everyone knows that concentration is a very important asset. But it falls easily into any of the crew, if the result is your own work sporty positive. "
The Dakar Rally will display their hard side. Is it possible to engineer the strain on the emergency vehicles after the stages as read?
"Sure, the cars come with a few scratches in the paint and a bit cooler in the bushes back in the bivouac. This is normal. But apart from that it has given to Giniel car in the first six stages really not one or even more unusual technical problem. This is due to prudent on his driving, the other is the failure rate, if you take a left and right of the Volkswagen service center, looks extremely high. The results are in, so the Race Touareg fast and reliable car. His condition after the races shows that he is extremely tough. "
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