Carlos Sainz Sr, father of Ferrari driver, demanded a helicopter turned around to return him to Dakar Rally

Carlos Sainz’s father ordered a helicopter that was rushing him to hospital to turn around in mid-air and take him back to the race he had crashed in.
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari in the FIA Press Conference. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand Prix,
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari in the FIA Press Conference. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…

Sainz Sr had crashed his Audi RS Q e-tron bugg📖y at the famous Dakar Rally afte💎r landing awkwardly over a sand dune.

Suffering from pain 𝓡in his chest, the father of the Ferrari driver was taken to hospital v𝓀ia helicopter.

Staggeringly, Sainz Sr changed his mind in mid-air 🍬and demanded that the helicopter turned around to return him to the scene of the crash.

He is currently back at the D൩akar Rally with teammate Lucas Cruz waiting for an assistance vehicle.

The remarkable turn of events happened at the beginning of the second stage on Tu൩esday.

Sainz Sr had alreaꦐdy been involved in a separate crash at the Dakar Rally. He and teammate Cruz could be seen desperately trying to fix their own car.

And his son, Ferrari F1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr, also caused a stir.

Sainz Sr received an official warning when the door to his car was closed by his son. This was illegal because Sainz🌱 Jr is not▨ a part of the Audi team.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Amer𒅌ican sports, to football, to F1.

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