Were you happy or disappointed by your last Dakar ?
Of course, I am disappointed with the result. If you remember, we got stuck in a very difficult place. We were helped out with great difficulty, after 2,5 hours spent for that. Though if there had not been this unfortunate situation, we could have fought for the top lines of the standings in the truck category.
Do you come back with a sense of Revenge ?
Personally for me and all our crew it is very important to bounce back for the last year and show good result. We have everything - an excellent truck, well prepared, coordinated and experienced crew. It is important the fortune to be on our side and without incidents as last year. However, I consider that a really cool pilot should predict in some way such troubles and even preempt them.
Is there rivalry in the "KAMAZ-master" team ?
Tactics and strategy during the race in the team is driven by the common goal – some crew should get onto the podium. The understanding, for which crew other crews will work, comes approximately by the middle of the race. The main in the first half of the race is to enter the competition in a right way, get ready to the main battle in its second half. It is important to keep the tactics, physical and mental mood of the crew. It is more battle with yourself and nature, and less – with a rival. And after the rest day starts a really tough rivalry and fight for seconds, that follow a common team strategy and discipline.
