X-Raid Mini driver Mikko Hirvonen says the only way for him to get back into the battle with the Peugeots in the 2017 Dakar Rally is through misfortune for the French marque's drivers. Hirvonen was within striking distance of the car category lead four days in, before navigation woes cost him around 40 minutes in relation to the leaders during Friday's shortened Tupiza–Oruro test. Now fifth overall and well adrift of the all-Peugeot top three and fourth-placed Nani Roma (Toyota), Hirvonen says he would need those ahead of him to encounter similar issues. “It's 40 minutes, so [just] by driving there's no way we can catch it,” Hirvonen told Motorsport.com. “But, you know, if the same...
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