Carlos Sainz clinched his first ever Dakar Rally a few minutes ago, despite crossing the finish line of the last San Rafael to Buenos Aires stage on Saturday behind his title rival and Volkswagen teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah.
The Spaniard entered the last stage of the rally with over 2 and a half minutes of advantage over the Qatari driver and settled for a quiet run today. Although Al-Attiyah had recovered more than 7 minutes on top of the classification during the last few stages of the event… (read more)