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Benediktas Vanagas, leader of the Inbank Toyota Gazoo Racing Team Baltics, did not hide that the news was turbulent.
“It is terrible news, but we understand very well that the Dakar is a great event and we will probably have some special rules,” said Vanag, who broadcast live on his Facebook account.
He said that according to the team’s knowledge, the rally organizers are in talks with representatives of Saudi Arabia to apply a special algorithm to Dakar participants and participants from December 26. enter the country.
But on the same Monday, 10 pm local time, representatives of the ASO organization organizing the Dakar Rally will travel to speak with representatives of Saudi Arabia about the upcoming event and what can be done to make it happen.
“The other part is that most Lithuanians planned to fly with an airline, which also operates in Lithuania, to Saudi Arabia. However, the flight was canceled and if the ASO representatives agree with the Saudi government to let us in, we will have to draw up a plan B on how to get to Saudi Arabia, “said the pilot.
The second scenario, according to the athlete, is that the Dakar Rally will be a bit late, starting not on January 3, but later.
The third scenario is that the Dakar Rally will not take place at all. However, B. Vanagas does not particularly believe in the latter possibility.
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