According to Marca, two Audi cars that won the Dakar 2023 crashed during the sixth stage of the marathon rally.
At the 212th kilometer of the special, at roughly the same place, the cars of a Frenchman had an accident Stefan Peterhansel and the Spaniard Carlos Sainz Sr. Peterhansel, who won the Dakar 14 times and holds the record for this indicator, was unable to continue the race after the accident. Her navigator Edouard Boulanger was evacuated by helicopter due to back pain.
Sainz and his co-driver Lucas Cruz are in good physical condition and are trying to repair the damage to their Audi in order to continue the race.
Dakar takes place in Saudi Arabia, the marathon rally will last until January 15.
Mark
Source : MatchTV

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