Sainz did not reach the finish line and will try to continue this Friday: “I saw Peterhansel fly”

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Carlos Sainz has not yet completed stage 6 of the Dakar Rally and is on his way to the Riyadh camp by road. The driver from Madrid had an accident just behind Peterhansel at kilometer 212 this Friday, when he plunged into a cut dune that some drivers consider should be marked in the ‘roadbook’ because of its danger. Peterhansel and Sainz crashed at that point. The Frenchman immediately crashed as his co-driver was transferred to hospital with back pain, while Sainz and his co-driver Lucas Cruz tried to fix the car in the dunes, with damage to the suspension arms. Finally, after a 7 hour halt, the Spanish men were able to resume the march to the camp, now by road.

The Spanish driver can continue the race if Audi manages to repair the damage to the car, which should be beyond the suspension, and possibly related to the fact that the impact may have affected some element of the vehicle’s complex system or its batteries, although we’ll have to wait for Carlos to arrive at camp to have more concrete information.

Since the Dakar is the first event of the year of the FIA ​​​​W2RC World Rally Raid, the current regulations allow cars that do not complete a stage to re-enroll to gain the points staked on the stage win for said event . For this reason, Carlos Sainz will be able to participate again this Saturday in stage 7 if Audi fixes his car, which will appear in the general classification with a significant time penalty. Of course, when it comes to the final podium in Dammam, Carlos and Lucas will not have a ‘finishers’ medal.

“I saw Peterhansel fly, and later”

“Stéphane caught me, I was behind him, following him closely. The only thing I saw was his car flying and me flying. When we landed we broke the suspension and Edouard (Boulanger, Peterhansel’s co-driver ) someone broke the spine”, commented Carlos Sainz about how he experienced the accident at a very complicated point where he had no reaction margin as he rolled close to his French teammate.

Source: La Verdad

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