I started late, riding motorcycles, when I was 18 years old.
I followed the Dakar on TV and
never expected to drive, or be a professional driver in motorsport.
I never expected to drive in the Dakar.
And then I won in the bike and in the car class.
This is more than a dream.
It’s a race. But for me it’s different from any other sport.
It’s 15 races in two weeks.
Every day is really long,
the conditions are really hard,
and it’s one chance a year.
Experience is so important in this kind of race.
You need to be ready mentally, and have the right kind of people around you.
When you have everything right, then you are ready to go, and to fight.
One really good pilot with a bad car will never win.
You need to have the right equipment to be able to fight.
For me, everyone in the team is important.
One mistake from one person, and you lose the race.
The most important thing is to fight for the gold.
In the end, there is only one winner.
For me, Dakar is one of the last big,big, motorsport challenges.
The adrenaline is so amazing – it helps you a lot.
When you combine that, and are focused on one goal, everything is possible.
The problem when you are driving is thinking.
You never need to think when you drive.
Your focus is just in front of your car; trust your co-pilot, and just drive.
It’s not easy. Sometimes in the car I feel really bad, but you have to continue.
To fight, to fight!
My life is the Dakar Rally.
I’m thinking about it all year. My life is Dakar.
I am Nani Roma, and I have been racing the Dakar Rally for the last 20 years.