Dakar Rally leader Carlos Sainz has denounced his Volkswagen team-mate Nasser Al-Attiyah after the two drivers clashed on the 13th and penultimate stage of the race in Argentina.
France's Stephane Peterhansel of BMW won the day's stage, a 725km run between San Rafael and Santa Rosa, with Qatar's Al-Attiyah finishing second, 1min 21sec behind Peterhansel, after overtaking Spaniard Sainz.
Sainz's lead over Al-Attiyah in the overall standings was subsequently slashed to just 2min 48sec ahead of tomorrow's final stage, which takes the drivers back into Buenos Aires.
Former world rally champion Sainz says his team-mate hit him as he was being passed and that it wasn't fair play.
Norway's Pal Ullevalseter won the motorcycling stage.
The victory took Ullevalseter, on a KTM, into second place in the overall standings, leapfrogging the Chilean Francisco Lopez who finished 5min 35sec behind the Norwegian in fourth place on his Aprilia.
France's KTM rider Cyril Despres, 43sec behind Ullevalseter in second place, continues to enjoy a healthy lead of 1hr 4min at the top of the general classification ahead of tomorrow's final stage.
