After two weeks full of suffering, after three difficult years, in which Carlos Sainz decided to accept the “most difficult project” of his career, as the ‘Matador’ himself has been recognized many times, Carlos Sainz could not hide his great joy. It’s no secret that the two-time champion of Rallies and now a 4-time Dakar 2024 champion, he is not one of the most expressive people in the bivouac or in the motor world in general. It is more about actions than words or gestures of joy that accompany their achievements. But this time, after a victory made difficult by the difficulty of facing the challenge that has come before him in the last three years, the Spaniard is excited. after reaching the final goal as a four-time Dakar champion with his inseparable co-pilot Lucas Cruz.
After the end of the special, which as the winners, they both came to the hood of Audi RS Q e-Tron where they reigned in the 2024 edition. And there, Carlos He opened his mouth with a great gesture of surprise and joy when he met his son’s gaze. Carlos Sainz Jr.
The Ferrari F1 driver was already present at Dakar last year to experience his father’s Dakar adventure up close. But this time, the story is different. He returned to Saudi Arabia in this final stage to see him win a Dakar.
Carlos, along with his sisters and his mother, Sanz Sr.’s wife, Reyes, were anxiously waiting for Carlos to hug her. Sainz saw his son and was so happy that he did not hesitate to jump on top of him. Then came the hug Mattias Ekström, driver who saved his Dakar by giving him two tires on stage 10 when he runs out of spare tires. Then it was the turn by Sven Quandtthe head of the structure that led the Audi project, Q-Motorsportwhere he shook hands vigorously and energetically before both joined in a hug.
Later he hugged her Rolf Michl, head of Audi Sport. And finally came a hug to his wife, kings, in the middle of a large crowd of cameras and people who wanted to immortalize a historic moment, Sainz’s fourth Dakar, the first to win with a electric car, at the age of 61, is the oldest in history to win the Dakar, and the first to do so in 4 different brands. Legendary.
Source: La Verdad
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