Iveco Petronas driver Gerard de Rooy has credited his team's measured approach to navigation for his lead at the halfway point of the Dakar Rally. Having lost ground early on in the rally, reigning trucks champion de Rooy recovered with two stage wins on the trot on Thursday and Friday, taking over at the helm of the overall classification. “For sure we were not the quickest over the last two days, but definitely the smartest,” said de Rooy. “We didn't make any mistakes. I think we did 1km too much, but we checked and realised very quickly: 'Okay, go back, check it again'. Some people lost 40 [minutes], an hour, an hour and a half. “I have a very good co-driver [Moises...
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