LONDON: Twice world rally champion Carlos Sainz faces the potential dangers of desert sandstorms, towering dunes and the threat of armed bandits when he makes his Dakar debut this weekend.
Winner of a record 26 world rally championship events before retiring this year, Sainz leaves Lisbon today with 187 other drivers on a 9,043km race across seven countries to the finish in Senegal on Jan 15.
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