Away From Home, Carlos Sainz Reacts to His Injured Father’s Bad News After Dakar Rally Trial

Carlos Sainz has the perfect motivational factor in his life- his father. Sainz Sr. is an experienced rally driver and, even at the age of 60, refuses to stop. However, his latest outing did not go as planned, as a brutal crash took him out. Senior recently updated his fans on the extent of his injuries through social media and got the best of wishes from his son, who is out on an adventure of his own.

Sainz Sr. recently participated in the Dakar Rally, driving an Audi. The outing was short-lived as an impact just three-and-a-half miles into stage 9 rolled his car upside down. The car took a significant impact on the front before turning up on its roof. They quickly airlifted him to be taken to a hospital after him suffering chest pains. However, he asked the pilot to return to the venue midway.

Carlos Sr. recently giving an update on his health, wrote, “On my return to Madrid from the Dakar Rally, the back pain I suffered after the incident of this year’s event persisted longer than usual. Following medical advice, I underwent further checks to assess in detail the extent of the injury.”

“Unfortunately, the results haven’t brought good news because I fractured the T5 and T6 vertebrae. The good thing is that both vertebrae are stable and from this day on my priority will be to recover as soon as possible.”

“Thank you all for the love and support I have received over the last days. I will keep you updated.”

Among the fans wishing him a speedy recovery was his own son, who is scaling the Alps in Italy. Carlos Jr. replied on Twitter, “Good luck dad, you’re not giving up anything!” [Translated using Google]

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During the rally, the Ferrari driver was watching over his father from a chopper. A helping hand from him almost got Sainz Sr. into trouble.

Carlos Sainz Sr. was almost penalized because of his son

As per GPBlog, Sainz Sr. ran into some mechanical trouble during the rally. According to the rules, only the driver and co-driver can run repairs while the rally is on. However, Carlos Jr. was present with his father at the repair site.

All he did was close the door for his father once the repairs were done. The FIA did not penalize Sainz Sr., citing the fact that he did not ask for any help.

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The stewards, nonetheless, cited how the father-son duo should set examples of following the rules and not display any rule-breaking behavior in the future.