00:00It may be close to the end, but Dakar isn't here to make things easy.
00:09Kai Huysink and co forced into action.
00:12Not the only ones to suffer on the stones.
00:16And trouble for Kai's uncle Gert as well.
00:22I have some problems with the steering pump.
00:25I don't like it because it's almost the last day, the full last day.
00:31We should reach the finish and we should be the assistant for Kai Huysink.
00:36We will reach the finish, but it takes a long time. I'm not so happy.
00:42Not a good day for the Huysinks. Kai from fourth overall into trucks wilderness.
00:49A better day for Martin Schultes as he kept the wheels turning.
00:56140 hours off the best time, so stages have long been the focus.
01:02And the Czech trio of Martin, Vlastemil and Tomáš were third for a second special.
01:08Mitchell van der Brink knew this was likely now or never.
01:19It was always going to be a long shot to recover over 37 minutes, but the Dutchman made sure he put the pressure on.
01:25We pushed very hard because that's all we can do. Let's see who will be faster, but I think we won this one, so I really hope it.
01:39Lopraer was tipped over in the dunes now and Zala was stopped as well. So as Dagger always is, anything can happen.
01:49Well, he got one right. Van der Brink did win the stage, but remained third overall.
01:54Lopraer was lifted up by fellow DeRoy trucker and leader Valladotas, Zala.
02:00Mitchell only gaining 12 minutes on the Czech.
02:06While Zala said it was a good reminder that you can't count on the finish until you get there.
02:11But with a healthy cushion over Mitchell and Lopraer, the Dakar legend is now drama-free, day away from a first Dakar title and Lithuania's first.
02:26Mitchell with his fourth win, but he couldn't distance Zala enough to turn the pressure up.
02:31Lopraer threw everything at it and was thankful to make it back in fifth.
02:34Jala on the cusp of history, 21 minutes in hand. He now just needs to finish the job tomorrow.
