Stage win for out-of-touch Sainz

CARLOS SAINZ returned to form to win the 10th stage of the Dakar Rally yesterday. The former world rally champion was first to the finishing line at Kayes in Mali after the 175-mile stage from the Mauritanian town of Kiffa.

He won the stage by four minutes from Mitsubishi’s Nani Roma but the Volkswagen driver remains out of contention for overall victory as he counts the cost of various problems.

Sainz suffered engine problems on Monday and had to be towed to the end of stage nine, losing two hours.