Spanish veteran Carlos Sainz won the Dakar Rally in Argentina on Saturday as Peugeot bowed out with their third win in a row. The victory, ahead of Qatar’s two times winner Nasser al-Attiyah in a Toyota, handed Sainz his second title in the grueling endurance race that switched to South America from Africa in 2009 […]
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Peterhansel’s Dakar hopes grind to halt, Sainz grabs lead
STEPHANE Peterhansel’s hopes of a 14th Dakar title suffered a potential fatal blow on Saturday when his race-leading Peugeot was hit by a suspension failure which left him stranded for an hour and 45 minutes. The Frenchman, bidding for a third successive triumph on four wheels, came to a halt after 186km of the run […]
Alonso gives Sainz a lesson
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Formula One: Fernando Alonso has given Carlos Sainz a lesson in overtaking 101 at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Sport | news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site