Carlos Sainz Sr.

Quad rider Kees Koolen accused Sainz of colliding with him without stopping. Stewards initially imposed a ten-minute penalty for potentially dangerous driving. Peugeot supplied telemetry and data showing no contact, and the sanction was overturned.

State of the evidence

Complaint, initial penalty and subsequent reversal following telemetry review documented

Legal status — source text

Ten-minute penalty withdrawn on appeal; incident ultimately treated as a racing incident

Attribution

Directly implicated

During the final stages of the 2010 Dakar Rally, Sainz and teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah accused each other of unsporting manoeuvres in the dust, including contact and weaving to obstruct overtaking.

State of the evidence

Sporting confrontation and mutual allegations documented

Attribution

Directly implicated