Two-time DTM champion Mattias Ekstrom will return to ExtremeELive this season at the Sainz XE team in place of the injured Carlos Sainz Sr. ExtremeE ⬇️
in a crash during January's Dakar Rally. He rolled his Audi on the ninth stage of the Saudi Arabian event, leading to T5 and T6 vertebral fractures that put him out of the rally.
Sainz Sr will still play a non-driving role in Sainz XE’s effort and is expected to travel to Saudi Arabia to support the team that carries his name for this month's season-opening Desert X Prix, as it seeks a first series victory. “His illustrious racing record will surely help us further develop as a team. Our aim is to win and we know that we can fight for the title if we all do our work right.
The injured Sainz has full faith in his Swedish replacement, who has two DTM titles and a World Rallycross crown to his name.Laia Sanz, Carlos Sainz, Acciona | Sainz XE Team“I have raced against him in Extreme E and know him as my team-mate in Audi in the raids, so I am aware of his potential and strengths.”
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