Carlos Sainz Sr’s Ford rolled over within the first a part of the Dakar Rally’s 48-hour stage on Sunday, leaving him stranded within the desert.
The four-time Dakar winner had began the second check of 2025 in eighth place however issues went south for him simply after noon in Bisha, Saudi Arabia.
In keeping with info obtained by Motorsport.com, the Spaniard was navigating a sandy space on the exit of the dunes when his Ford Raptor was circled in an accident.
The incident occurred 327km into the near-1000km Stage 2, shortly after he had crossed the earlier checkpoint in fifteenth place.
His Ford team-mate Mitch Guthrie Jr stopped on the route to offer help to Sainz.
Extra particulars of the crash are nonetheless awaited.
The 62-year-old has not been capable of resume the rally on the time of writing, and has already misplaced a number of minutes to his rivals.
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