KTM factory rider Matthias Walkner has dubbed the navigation of the 2017 Dakar Rally “strange”, saying it had gone beyond a fair challenge. Having won the Jujuy–Tupiza stage on Thursday, Walkner opened the road for Friday's run to Oruro – and the Austrian wound up dropping half an hour to new rally leader and teammate Sam Sunderland. Most of the time lost was through navigation, as the Austrian was among many to lose precious minutes looking for the right path. “It is strange. Sure, it can be hard and tricky, the navigation - but there has to be enough information,” Walkner told Motorsport.com. “When you have a T-turn, it has to say 'left' and 'right', not 'go with what...
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