00:00Time to make up, time running out.
00:10A final pit stop before hammering it towards the finish.
00:15Especially for Mitchell van den Brink after he went from leader to chaser,
00:19but like second overall Alish Low Price,
00:21they needed to apply pressure to top trucker via Dotis Jalla.
00:25Well this Dakar peak for Martin Masik with consecutive wins across the first marathon,
00:32but since stage six it's been one problem or frustration after another.
00:37Today it was losing windows from a car kicking up stones.
00:41A big consolation for the Czech truck builder, five of the overall top ten are driving his vehicles.
00:47A strong finish to Dakar 2026 from the Bagara Invictus of Martin Shottis.
00:57A first podium yesterday followed by fourth today.
01:01Despite some major mechanicals in Saudi, the Czech crew still top ten in eight of the eleven specials.
01:07A broken drive shaft yesterday has put Mitchell's hopes of going fourth to first in four straight additions in doubt.
01:20The Dutchman not giving up, but he lost a few more minutes to Jalla.
01:24Third on the special, still third overall.
01:29The outsider has become the front runner.
01:31Jalla had the decision of whether to attack or defend, but the Lithuanian was well aware of the risks.
01:38And you know, I have nothing to gain and a lot to lose.
01:43We lost three minutes to Low Price.
01:46I know that he was supposed to push, so, and my job is to manage the difference.
01:51We have two days remaining, so everything, everything looks good now.
01:56Low Price is a winning machine, a fifth stage win and a third special success on the trot, but not the gains he's hoped for.
02:05There was not a terrain where we could earn a lot, but we earned some minutes.
02:10We are happy for that, happy for another stage victory and stage finish.
02:14So, we will see only two days. There is still a big gap for the first one, but we will try to do our best.
02:20Low Price won 13 stages in his first 17 appearances. That's now 10 in the last two editions.
02:31The top three overall on the special podium, but not in this order.
02:36If Jalla can protect the gaps back to his rivals tomorrow, an unimaginable title in Yambu will be within touching distance.
02:42Touching Distance.
