Lategan vows to get his lead back

DAKAR: COSTLY ERRORS TO BLAME FOR THIS SETBACK

- Jaco van der Merwe

Henk Lategan has vowed to come out swinging on the last three stages of the Dakar Rally after a disappointing day at the office yesterday saw him lose his overall lead to Yazeed Al Rajhi.

The Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa (TGRSA) driver and his navigator Brett Cummings started Stage 9 5:41 clear of Al Rajhi, but had to play catch-up after getting lost early in the day and suffering a puncture in the process. The pair finished the 357km timed section between Riyadh to Haradh 16:02 off stage winner Nasser Al-Attiyah's winning time of 2:52:59 and 12:50 adrift of Al Rajhi, who finished third.