Carlos Sainz Sr was in the process of being airlifted to hospital after a car accident - before asking the helicopter to turn back.
In a shocking turn of events, the father of Ferrari F1 star Carlos Sainz Jr flew over a sand dune during the second stage of the Dakar Rally before awkwardly rolling his huge Audi RS Q e-tron buggy. After suffering some pain in his chest, the 60-year-old was due to be taken to hospital via helicopter to receive medical attention.
But such is his passion for racing, the Spaniard changed his mind mid-air and demanded the helicopter turn around to return him to the scene of the crash. At the time of the incident, the official Dakar Rally twitter account wrote: “@CSainz_oficial, who lost control of his @audisport after 6km, has thrown in the towel, still suffering from pain in the right side of his torso.
