Russian racing driver Sergei Karyakin who missed the 2023 Dakar Rally, said in a interview that delivering racing equipment to Saudi Arabia would cost millions of rubles due to complex and expensive logistics and the inability to travel across the country. ‘Europe.
Dakar will be held from December 31 to January 15 in Saudi Arabia. Race participants rent race equipment on the ferry in Marseille.
– If you had permission, would you manage to find a budget in a short time?
– I think so. Despite the difficult situation, there are people in Yekaterinburg who care about their homeland and are ready to support us.
— How much does it cost to participate in the Dakar 2023?
– If the entrance fee decreased in terms of rubles due to the exchange rate, the logistics became very expensive. We couldn’t send the material to Europe, we had to transport it to Saudi Arabia by our own ferry or plane. I think it would cost five or six million rubles just for delivery.
Previously, it was announced that to participate in the Dakar, Russian athletes had to fill out an FIA questionnaire condemning the special operation in Ukraine. Previously, a letter from Karyakin addressed to FIA chief Mohammed bin Sulayem appeared on , in which the driver asks to exclude political points from the newspaper due to the fact that the document “contradicts the principles of neutrality.”
In November, Karyakin told he skipped the race due to his inability to sign FIA paperwork.
Source : MatchTV
