Sainz: Live to compete Episode Rating Graph

Carlos Sainz faces his 14th Dakar. He defends his title and bids farewell to his family while enjoying breakfast. He begins an adventure with the same passion as when he started 40 years ago in rallying. We discover how he got started in motorsports. Together with his family, we see him celebrating his 59th birthday party, and we learn about the efforts he has made to remain active.

Carlos receives the Princess of Asturias Award in recognition of his entire career and his values in sport. In an emotional speech, Sainz reflects on his career and the education of his children. During the speech, he praises the figure of his wife, Reyes. While closely following his son’s career, he recalls his last years in the World Rally Championship and his arrival at the Dakar.

The years in which Carlos Sainz won his two World Rally Championships and started to become a legend: He is the Matador. Carlos’ family, especially Reyes, his wife, fear danger. It is not easy on them that Carlos Jr. has decided to follow in his father’s footsteps. Carlos and his son retrace their relationship since their early days in kart racing. It wasn’t a bed of roses.

Carlos trains in Majorca and recalls his years with Colin McRae and their intense rally battles. Subaru was his first disappointment in rallying, the last one coming in ’98 with the incident in the last meters of the RAC. A life lesson for his son on his arrival in F1. Carlos recalls two of his son’s most important moments. The accident in Russia and his podium in Brazil.