Lategan's late trouble gifts Dakar Rally stage seven to Ekström

Key Highlights

• (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Rider Ricky Brabec competes during the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Riyadh and Wadi Ad Dawasir, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan.11, 2026.
• (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Driver Seth Quintero and co-driver Andrew Short compete during the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Riyadh and Wadi Ad Dawasir, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan.11, 2026.
• (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)1 / 5Saudi Arabia Dakar RallyDriver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Fabian Lurquin compete during the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Riyadh and Wadi Ad Dawasir, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan.11, 2026.
• (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)1 / 5Saudi Arabia Dakar RallyDriver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Fabian Lurquin compete during the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Riyadh and Wadi Ad Dawasir, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan.11, 2026.
• (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)2 / 5Saudi Arabia Dakar RallyDriver Joao Ferreira and co-driver Filipe Palmeiro compete during the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally between Riyadh and Wadi Ad Dawasir, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan.11, 2026.