Dakar: De Villiers once again involved in an accident with a motorcycle?

2022 is definitely not a good year for former Dakar winner (2009) Giniel de Villiers.

Positive for Covid-19 in the days preceding the start of the rally-raid, the South African finally noted with relief that his blood test showed a negative result at the last minute.

He was able to reach Saudi Arabia by private jet to get behind the wheel of the Toyota Hilux.

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But the fortnight has started badly for the former driver of the Volkswagen armada.

During the first stage, Sunday, his vehicle had hit the motorcycle of Chilean Cesar Zumaran found himself stopped between two boulders.

A clash that had provoked controversy.

If his "victim" had waved to him that he could go his way, the South African did not stop to ask him if he was okay when he saw Zumaran lying on the ground, visibly shocked.

The management of the event had decided not to penalize one of the favorites for the final victory.

The Toyota Hilux would have driven on a motorcycle

But the pilot finds himself quoted once again for another incident that occurred this time on Monday.

According to

, his 4x4 would have driven on the motorcycle of Moroccan Mohamedsaid Aoulad Ali then on the ground after crossing a dune.

The rider had time to free himself and fortunately was not injured.

Race management will study the incident

The circumstances of the incident and the visibility that the South African had remain to be established but his attitude questions.

Because the pilot would not have stopped to hear from the Moroccan and obviously did not worry about the potential damage to the KTM on the ground.

said

, citing the incident report.

The jury should meet at the end of today's stage, won by Carlos Sainz (De Villiers finished 7th in the special), to study the collision and sanction, if necessary, the experienced De Villiers. by inflicting a time penalty.