P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Toyota factory driver Lucas Moraes faces severe consequences if he breaches the Dakar Rally rules again.
Toyota factory driver Lucas Moraes received a suspended disqualification penalty by Dakar Rally stewards for a bizarre incident involving a mobile phone given to his co-driver during a neutralisation period on stage five. The penalty is pending, contingent on no further similar breach during the rally. Additionally, Moraes and his co-driver were handed a one-hour time penalty for stage five, causing them to drop significantly in the standings. Despite the setbacks, Moraes won stage seven, finishing ahead of Ford duo Mattias Ekstrom and Mitchel Guthrie. The battle for overall victory remains intense between two Toyota drivers, with Yazeed Al Rajhi closing in on leader Henk Lategan. Other contenders like Ekstrom and Nasser Al-Attiyah will need to capitalize on mistakes to improve their standings.
