Stefan Svitko, the strongest privateer in history, will win. The prediction was the fans' plebiscite. Botturi was not at Africa Eco Race to defend the title but to do something else, Ullevalseter too. Maurizio Gerini? Well, he could make a good impression. 

Other than that. Having won the first Special and placed in the second, Gerini catapulted into the lead and, in fact, was the only one able to hold his own against the Slovakian phenomenon. Let's face it: until the mid-race rest day, Gerini was in command with enough authority to render any attempt at 'rebellion' futile.

Due to a series of circumstances... no, just one, things did not go as they could have. The more than possible victory climbed to second place. Still an excellent result, of course, but if... Maurizio tells us about it. And he does it so well that we can believe everything he tells us. He has become a great driver. You can see that he was already a great person. The story is even more beautiful then.