Carlos Sainz - Political Scandals

Carlos Sainz grabbed a record-equalling 23rd stage win on the Dakar Rally on Friday, but Volkswagen teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah was poised to comfortably inherit the Spaniard's championship crown.Sainz, who started the 12th and penultimate stage in third place after a ...

Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah virtually wrapped up the Dakar Rally on Thursday when he romped to victory in the 11th stage as defending champion Carlos Sainz saw his hopes ended by a broken suspension on his Volkswagen.Al-Attiyah, also in a Volkswagen ...

Spain's defending champion Carlos Sainz all but conceded defeat in his bid to retain the Dakar Rally car title after losing nearly 10 minutes on his team-mate and main rival Nasser Al-Attiyah.Sainz, a two-time world rally champion, had got back ...

Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah took the overall race lead after winning the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally, a 508km special on a 776km run through the Atacama desert from Antofagasta.The Volkswagen driver, runner-up last year, finished 6min 36sec ahead of ...

Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah halved Volkswagen teammate Carlos Sainz's overall Dakar Rally lead on Sunday with a seventh stage win to pave the way for a potential repeat of last year's bad-tempered finale to the event.Al-Attiyah finished the 273km ...

Defending champion Carlos Sainz edged teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah by just nine seconds to take the Dakar Rally sixth stage Friday, but three-time winner Stephane Peterhansel saw his BMW suffer a series of punctures.Spanish driver Sainz finished the 456km stage from Iquique ...

Triple Dakar Rally champion Stephane Peterhansel drove his BMW to victory on Thursday's fifth stage, covering the 423km run from Calama in 4hr 33min 19sec to storm into second place in the chase for the 2011 title.The 45-year-old Frenchman, the ...

Defending champion Carlos Sainz of Spain extended his lead at the top of the Dakar Rally standings on Wednesday by winning the fourth stage as the gruelling event crossed the border from Argentina into Chile.The Volkswagen driver covered the 207km special ...

Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah, driving a Volkswagen, won Tuesday's third stage of the auto section of the Dakar Rally, a 500km special stage between Tucuman and Jujuy as he trimmed the overall lead of Spanish teammate Carlos Sainz.Al-Attiyah timed 3hr ...

Defending champion Carlos Sainz of Spain, driving a Volkswagen, added a second stage win in as many days Monday at the Dakar Rally in Argentina, dominating the 324km special stage from Cordoba to San Miguel de Tucuman.Sainz crossed the line with ...

Topic: Carlos Sainz

Dakar mud and glory beckons for Al-Attiyah, Coma

Al-Attiyah eyes title as Sainz Dakar gamble fails

Sainz runs up white flag after Dakar Rally stage nightmare

Al-Attiyah takes Dakar Rally lead

Al-Attiyah cuts Sainz Dakar rally lead with stage win

Sainz extends Dakar lead, Peterhansel deflated

Peterhansel revels in Dakar's Chilean dunes

Sainz, Coma in control after Dakar Rally wins

Stage three Dakar wins for Al-Attiyah, Coma

Second rally stage success for Sainz, Despres

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