Rallying - Dakar Rally - Stage 2 - Bisha to Bisha - Saudi Arabia - January 6, 2025 Overdrive Racing's Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk in action REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
(Reuters) -Carlos Sainz's Dakar Rally ended on Monday after the defending champion's damaged Ford Raptor was ruled out after just two stages of the gruelling two-week race in the Saudi Arabian desert.
The 62-year-old Spaniard, who won with Audi last year, flipped his car upside down in the dunes on Sunday and FIA stewards ruled out further involvement after post-stage checks showed damage to the safety cage.
