Legendary rally driver, Carlos Sainz and the Red Bull SMG Rally Team prepare for Dakar 2014. The Dakar rally crosses three South American countries over two weeks in the early new year starting on the 5th of January in Argentina and finishing on the 18th of January in Chile. Courtesy / Red Bull

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