Nasser Al-Attiyah concedes he was lucky his Toyota Hilux caught fire during Dakar 2017's shortest timed stage, which preserved the Qatari's victory chances. Al-Attiyah, who is chasing his third Dakar win, was quickest through the Paraguay-based 39km timed section that opened the 2017 event. Read Also: Dakar 2017, Stage 1: Al-Attiyah quickest from Pons, Roma However, as smoke filled the cabin of his Toyota, the Qatari had to pull over and extinguish the flames. "The stage was really good, we started strong, I think we were leading all the way - and suddenly we caught fire, it started smoking inside the cabin," Al-Attiyah said. "When we stopped at the finish, we saw the flame -...
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