Carlos Sainz’s father ordered a helicopter that was rushing him to hospital to turn around in mid-air and take him back to the race he had crashed in.
Sports Desk, Jan 10 (EFE).- Seasoned rally driver Carlos Sainz crashed his off-road Audi in the Dakar Rally on Tuesday and was being airlifted to hospital after complaining of pain in his torso only for him to ask the medical helicopter to turn around and bring him back to the race, the organization said. The …
Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah's strategy of playing it safe saw him move a step closer to retaining his Dakar Rally title and his fifth in all following Tuesday's ninth stage.