Jan 11 (Reuters) - Mattias Ekstrom won ‌stage seven of the Dakar Rally on Sunday as the ‌field started the second week in Saudi Arabia with late drama ‌for Toyota's Henk Lategan while Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah stayed top in the car category.

South African Lategan had looked like taking the stage and overall lead but let both slip through his ‍fingers after the day's final checkpoint.