Sainz reveals he broke his back in Dakar crash
Carlos Sainz senior, father of the Ferrari Formula One driver of the same name, revealed on Monday that he broke his back in a Dakar Rally crash last week.
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Carlos Sainz senior, father of the Ferrari Formula One driver of the same name, revealed on Monday that he broke his back in a Dakar Rally crash last week.
Sebastien Loeb slashed Carlos Sainz's Dakar Rally lead to 13 minutes on Wednesday after the two rivals both suffered multiple punctures on stage 10 in Saudi Arabia.
Triple Dakar Rally champion Carlos Sainz stretched his overall lead on Monday as closest French rival Sebastien Loeb lost his way in the Saudi Arabian desert.
Sebastien Loeb started the Dakar Rally's final week with his third stage win on Sunday to slash Spaniard Carlos Sainz's overall lead in the Saudi Arabian desert to 19 minutes.
Audi's Carlos Sainz led the Dakar Rally on Friday as Sebastien Loeb claimed his second stage win in the Saudi Arabian desert and Nasser Al-Attiyah's hopes of defending his title disappeared in the dunes.
Overnight leader Yazeed Al-Rajhi rolled out of Dakar Rally contention in a new 48-hour Chrono stage on Thursday with the accident ending the Saudi's hopes of a first overall victory on home terrain.
Defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah ignored strategic slowdowns and won the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to go second overall behind home favourite Yazeed Al-Rajhi.
Sebastien Loeb took stage four of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday (Jan 9) as home favourite Yazeed Al Rajhi stretched his overall lead in the car category.
Two times motorcycle champion Sam Sunderland pulled out of the Dakar Rally with mechanical problems on Monday while Saudi Arabia's Yazeed Al Rajhi took the lead in the car category on his home terrain.