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Stage 7 of the 2021 Dakar Rally is also the first half of the marathon stage and saw Hero's Joaquim Rodrigues finish in 9th place, while Sebastian Buhler remains steady at 21st. Harith Noah progressed to 25th at the end of the day. The marathon stage sees rider get no assistance from their crews overnight.

Mercedes-Benz Power Units have powered Williams Racing since the hybrid era began in 2014 and from 2022, and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team will also provide gearboxes and related hydraulic components to Williams.

After a difficult Stage 5, the sixth stage of the 2021 Dakar Rally was shortened but continued to throw navigation and terrain challenges that were both physically and mentally demanding for the riders.

Otman Szafnauer has stated that Cognizant's expertise and resources will add to the new factory that the team is building.

Grosjean was of the view that it was a racing incident and Webber shouldn't have gone to the media.

Competing in the Malle Moto class, Ashish Raorane Raorane was still conscious post the fall and got back up in an attempt to continue riding till the finish line. However, he decided to call for help after developing a bad headache.

Joaquim Rodrigues is placed 19th, followed by Sebastian Buhler at 20th in the overall rankings at the end of Stage 5. Harith Noah rode cautiously to finish 41st overall.

"The medical team attending to him have decided that the best approach to manage the injury is to reduce the body functions to a minimum and keep him in a sedated condition or an artificial coma," Hero MotoSports said in a statement.