Sainz 10 Minute Dakar Penalty Overturned
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Carlos Sainz Sr.’s controversial 10 minute penalty for contact with a quad bike rider was overturned after Peugeot provided telemetry detailing that contact had not been made.
Stephane Peterhansel won his second consecutive stage of the Dakar Rally to move into second place overall, whilst Matthias Walkner is the new leader in the bikes class after a chaotic day for most of the front runners.
Kees Koolen could bring criminal charges against Carlos Sainz Sr. and Peugeot Sport after the end of the Dakar Rally due to the lack of a serious penalty handed out to the Spaniard for allegedly colliding with the Dutchman.
Following the decision to penalise him for colliding with quad rider Kees Koolen, Carlos Sainz Sr. insists no contact was made and he is upset by the penalty handed to him.
Peugeot Sport team boss Bruno Famin has criticised the penalty handed to Carlos Sainz Sr. for an apparent collision with quad rider Kees Koolen, and says the team will appeal.
The current leader of the Dakar Rally has been accused of hitting quad rider Kees Koolen midway through Saturday’s stage.
Stephane Peterhansel took a second stage win of the 2018 Dakar Rally, while the Adrien van Beveren/Kevin Benavides battle at the top of the bikes class closed up to just twenty-two seconds.
Poor weather conditions has forced Dakar officials to cancel Monday’s planned ninth stage of the rally, with crews now set to travel between Tupiza and Salta by road.
Joan Barreda was hurt in a fall during Saturday’s seventh stage of the Dakar Rally but still claimed the stage win, but a knee injury could threaten his participation in the remainder of the event.
Stephane Peterhansel made it to the end of the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally, but not before he lost the overall lead to Carlos Sainz Sr. after heavily damaging his car after hitting a rock.
Carlos Sainz Sr. may have taken over the lead of the Dakar Rally, but the Spaniard insists his focus is still on survival, and not making a mistake that could cost him the opportunity of finishing.
Carlos Sainz Sr. is the new leader of the 2018 Dakar Rally after Stephane Peterhansel lost a huge chunk of time fixing a broken suspension mid-stage.
After another tough and gruelling stage of the Dakar Rally on Thursday, Tom and Tim Coronel sit fifty-first overall, but continue to fight on.
Frenchman Adrien van Beveren sits second in the overall standings after the first six stages of the Dakar Rally, and is confident of remaining in contention for the win in the second week.
Kevin Benavides has become the first Argentine rider to lead the Dakar Rally after finishing stage six on Thursday in second place.
Despite a healthy advantage over team-mate Carlos Sainz Sr., Stephane Peterhansel knows there is still work to be done in order to secure a fourteenth Dakar victory.
Despite a gap of more than twenty-five minutes, Carlos Sainz Sr. feels he can still fight Peugeot team-mate Stephane Peterhansel for the Dakar victory.
