Peugeot's Carlos Sainz says his crash in Dakar 2017's fourth stage was brought on by him having to take risks to make up ground lost earlier in the run. Sainz gave up 10 minutes even before the opening waypoint of Thursday's Jujuy – Tupiza test due to navigation troubles, but was rapidly making up time as the stage went on. He looked set to take the lead of the rally when he rolled his car shortly before the finish. “It was in a corner where we arrive at so fast,” Sainz recalled. “Under braking, the car put itself on the site, I touched the inside and I rolled, up and down, and got into a ditch of 10-15 metres. “Now I have back pains, pain in the lower back muscle. “It's a...
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