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Mitsubishi 'fully respect' cancellation

The Repsol Mitsubishi team have said they fully respect the decision to cancel the 2008 Dakar Rally amid safety concerns in Mauritania

"The Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart Team, Valeo, BFGoodrich and all its partners fully respect the decision announced today by A.S.O.," said the team in a statement.

Mitsubishi, winners of the past seven editions of the historic rally, added that it was a huge shame the event was cancelled after months of work preparing for the grueling race.

"It goes without saying that it is a huge shame that the 30th edition of the Dakar will not take place," said Mitsubishi Team Director Dominique Serieys.

"After months of hard work and preparation, we were obviously looking forward to the challenge of building on our record of 13 Dakar victories with the Pajero/Montero which has won the last seven events.

"We also trust that the support for Africa initiatives in which we first became involved last year will continue to bear fruit.

"We had the privilege of making a financial contribution to SOS Sahel International yesterday here in Lisbon, and we were also due to present a cheque to the Dakar Solidario Fundation. This ceremony will go ahead as planned."

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