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Sainz, 62, wants to have fun while defending his Dakar title
The Straits Times
|January 03, 2025
Veteran Spanish driver Carlos Sainz made history when he won his fourth Dakar Rally in 2024 and is confident that he has what it takes to challenge for victory in this season's grueling race in Saudi Arabia.
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Sainz's fourth title came when he was 61 - the oldest winner of the race and the first Dakar victory for German outfit Audi.
Now 62, the Spaniard - the father of Formula One driver Carlos Sainz Jr, who has joined Williams from Ferrari - recently became a grandfather, but the two-time world rally champion known as "El Matador" professes to be in fine form with his new team Ford.
"Personally I've done everything I can to arrive in a good physical condition and I will give everything to try to have a good race," Sainz said at the launch of his new Ford Raptor car.
"We are comfortable, we have done all the jobs we can."
Sainz added: "I expect first of all to enjoy, to have really good fun driving.
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