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Father of F1 star Carlos Sainz in Dakar Rally crash

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Monday 6 January 2025 02:00

The father of a Formula 1 star was involved in a major wreck this weekend in the brutal Dakar Rally.

Carlos Sainz Sr., father of former Ferrari star Carlos Sainz, was taking part in the 2025 edition of the infamous event when his Ford rolled over. Fortunately, all involved were unharmed.

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The Dakar Rally is the first round of the FIA World Rally Raid Championship, or W2RC as it is more commonly known, and the only marathon event on the 2025 calendar.

Carlos Sainz recently drove a Ferrari F1 car alongside his father as a leaving gift from the team

Carlos Sainz Sr. is a rally legend and four-time Dakar winner

Carlos Sainz in Dakar wreck

This year, Sainz Sr. has returned with the new entry of Ford M-Sport, who are fielding four drivers in the W2RC- Sainz Sr., Nani Roma, Mattias Ekstrom and Mitch Guthrie Jr.

The four-time winner had started the second test of 2025 in eighth position, but during the marathon event, faced a major setback after flipping his Ford Raptor into the sand dunes.

Luckily all the crew were unharmed, but the car took heavy damage and required vital repairs before reportedly continuing the race 32 minutes later, with a lot of time to make up.

🚗 @CSainz_oficial flipped his Ford Raptor at km 327!🔄
Thankfully, the crew is unharmed and managed to get back on track, but the car took some heavy damage.🔧

#Dakar2025 #DakarInSaudi pic.twitter.com/XQvASVcUAM
— DAKAR RALLY (@dakar) January 5, 2025