Carlos Sainz It is tireless. With nothing to prove to anyone, after a Dakar 2023 where he ended up with two broken vertebrae, he returned to the toughest rally in the world. And how. The Spaniard has signed a triple milestone: the oldest winner in history at age 61, the only one to achieve this with four brands and the first with an electrified engine. The pride when reaching the finish line is maximum.
“It is a victory in a very competitive edition, with a very special car, with the fourth brand. It means a lot to me, like making history with this type of car. I am very happy for Audi, in the last bullet we have -the last year of the brand in the rally-. We have achieved this and I am glad and I want to thank you for your trust.“he said at the end of the statements to the EFE agency.
The road to his fourth ‘touareg’ was not easy. ‘El Matador’ has suffered greatly in recent editions with many reliability failures from Audi. In fact, this is the biggest fear before starting the rally: “Coming from an injury, with two broken vertebrae, to recover and to be here winning is a pleasure and, for me, being part of this new history that Audi has achieved in this race makes me happy and grateful to all of them,” he added.
The future remains unknown
If before starting the Dakar the big question was whether 2024 would be the last, with this success the doubts grew even more. For now Carlos does not want to reveal his plans for the future because he needs to focus on celebrating the new success.
“I have the courage to celebrate the victory. When you aspire to your dreams, even big, sometimes achieve and now achieve one. We should tell people to work hard and believe in themselves, because dreaming is free and always possible.”.
Source: La Verdad
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