For those of you who dont understand Norwegian. On this Inboard with Mikkelsen from shakedown, he and the codriver agrees that the car is very nervous under breaking. The rear of the car comes out on the smallest breaking.
Yes he says that, but doesn't say anything about car or setup.
Given that no other drivers have said anything like that before about the C3 I'd say it's more likely due to setup. Not like he could set it up for dry Sardinia gravel by testing on damp gravel in France.
This year's Dakar has very small gaps. It seems like it's not as car breaking as the other years.
After 7 stages in Dakar 2026: 16 drivers within 1 hour from the lead. 10th place at +25m 25s...
IMO there are much more positives than negatives for Kalle from first race weekend in single seaters - in one of the races his best lap was only three tents slower than the fastest drivers...as...
This year's Dakar has very small gaps. It seems like it's not as car breaking as the other years. After 7 stages in Dakar 2026: 16 drivers within 1 hour from the lead. 10th place at +25m 25s...
2026 Dakar Rally