WITH three Dakar Rally wins already under his belt, Carlos Sainz had nothing to prove in this year’s event, especially as he also has two World Rally championship titles to his name.
But the 61-year-old struck a stunning blow for senior sportsmen and women by claiming his fourth Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia yesterday, to become the oldest winner of the gruelling race.
AFP Sport picks out five other sexagenarians (and older) who