Carlos Sainz

Hulkenberg has finished seventh, sixth and sixth in the opening races of 2018, while Sainz has earned 10th, 11th and ninth places.The German had qualified ahead on all three occasions, although Sainz pointed out he had set Renault's fastest overall lap in Melbourne before fading in Q3."For sure, Nico is very strong in qualifying," said the Spaniard. "I think he has always been ...

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Sainz has been on loan at Renault from Red Bull since moving across from Toro Rosso late last year, and his stint in the energy drinks company's junior team included being paired against Verstappen for 23 races.Though Verstappen outscored Sainz considerably in that spell, Sainz's qualifying form was excellent and he was often let down by poor reliability.Renault Sport boss Cyril ...

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Sainz had said after the race that it was his malfunctioning drinks bottle that had caused him to “nearly vomit” inside his helmet.But, speaking to reporters in Bahrain, he admitted a banana that he’d eaten half an hour before the race in Australia also contributed to his gastric issues.“The valve of the drinks bottle was open so it was flowing water through that, and that together ...

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The Red Bull protege switched to Renault from the energy drink company's junior team Toro Rosso for the final four races of 2017 and is contesting the entire 2018 season with the French manufacturer.While it is not uncommon for big manufacturers to place young drivers at smaller teams, Sainz is now a fourth-year grand prix driver who moved to Renault as part of the deal switching Toro ...

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Hulkenberg finished seventh in the Australian Grand Prix, while Sainz claimed the final point in 10th, despite issues with his drinks bottle making his life difficult.Abiteboul acknowledged that having two cars consistently in the fight this season will make a big difference.He warned, however, that his drivers will have to stay on their game in a highly competitive field."It's good ...

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The Spanish driver reported on the radio during the race that he was feeling nauseous as he fought to defend 10th position from Force India's Sergio Perez.In the end Sainz managed to keep his rival at bay despite the stomach problems, but the Renault driver admitted it had been a very tough day."We had a problem with the water pump and during the first 10 or 15 laps it was squirting ...

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Team boss Cyril Abiteboul has said the French manufacturer is considering factoring in grid penalties by deliberately using more than this year's reduced limit of three elements per season.That strategy would allow Renault to extract more performance more consistently, because of reduced mileage requirements, and it will also create extra opportunities to introduce planned upgrades ...

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Sainz logged 151 laps around Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya during the first week of testing, which was disrupted by rain and snow.At the conclusion of the week, Sainz conceded he “pretty much” felt like he had completed no more than a single proper test day – but said he was convinced of his new Renault RS18 car's “very big potential.”“I haven't tested yet,” Sainz said. “I have run ...

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The addition of the halo is the biggest design change for the 2018 breed of F1 cars, though on-track running has been limited to short trial runs in tests and free practice sessions over the last two years.Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas told Motorsport.com recently that the halo made no difference to him on a simulator race run and Sainz believes it will not take long to adjust to ...

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Hulkenberg left Force India at the end of 2016 to replace Kevin Magnussen at Renault, and outscored initial teammate Jolyon Palmer 34 points to eight before Palmer was dropped in favour of Carlos Sainz.Chester said Hulkenberg's main contribution had been to give Renault a dependable reference, and that Sainz had multiplied that effect."It is massively important. The really great ...

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Renault has a golden chance to overturn a four-point deficit to Toro Rosso, with Nico Hulkenberg having qualified seventh for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.And Sainz, who is well-aware of how important the cash boost could be to the team for its 2018 preparations, says that the French car manufacturer has been working especially hard to deliver this weekend.“It is very important,” he said ...

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An angry Massa, in his final home grand prix, slammed Sainz for what he labeled a "completely unacceptable" incident, accusing the Spaniard of having impeded him in Q3 on purpose.Massa said: "I even spoke to him and said 'this time you disturbed me on purpose, you knew I was coming.' And he said, 'Yeah, I knew, because you disturbed me yesterday in the long run.'"He did it on purpose ...

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Williams driver Massa – who will start his final home grand prix on Sunday – starred in Q1 and Q2 with fourth and seventh-fastest times respectively.But he will start 10th after being forced to abort his first Q3 run after coming across Sainz's Renault at Turn 4, and then suffering a big slide at the following corner after shaking his fist."I was so happy with the car in Q1 and Q2 ...

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Kvyat has lost his place in the Red Bull programme after eight seasons, and is now looking for a drive elsewhere. It is understood he has already been in contact with Williams and Sauber to offer his services.Asked for his reaction to Kvyat's Red Bull exit, Sainz said: "I do have feelings, for sure. Because Dany has been very close to me since go-karting days."We joined the Red Bull ...

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Sainz has been loaned to Renault for the end of this season and 2018, replacing Jolyon Palmer, and he remains under contract to Red Bull until the end of 2020.Prost said Sainz's debut for Renault in last weekend's US Grand Prix, where he finished seventh while teammate Nico Hulkenberg retired, was a perfect example of why the team wanted to make a driver switch mid-season to boost its ...

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Sainz joined Renault for the final four races of the season, having originally been due to switch from Toro Rosso on loan from Red Bull over the winter.He looked quick from the first practice session in Austin, qualifying eighth and finishing seventh as teammate Nico Hulkenberg retired with a technical problem.“I think he did a remarkable job,” Abiteboul told Motorsport.com. “It’s ...

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Sainz continued to impress on his Renault F1 debut by taking eighth place in FP3 in Austin, a result which would have translated to sixth on the grid as two drivers ahead have penalties.On Friday, the Spaniard outpaced teammate Nico Hulkenberg in both sessions, earning 10th place in FP1 and 11th in FP2, although the two drivers were running different aero test programmes.He was ...

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Hulkenberg has impressed in his first season at the Enstone-based team, scoring 34 points to lie 10th in the drivers' championship, 14 behind Sainz.The Spaniard, who is moving across to Renault early to replace Jolyon Palmer for the remainder of the 2017 season, is under no illusions of how challenging it will be up against the German."It's going to be difficult because has been ...

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Sainz was originally on a straight one-year loan from Red Bull, but it was announced on Friday that the Spaniard is to move across to Renault to replace Jolyon Palmer from this month's United States GP onwards.Abiteboul sees Sainz’s arrival as a key part of moving the team forward as it tries to close the gap to the frontrunners, and feels his early arrival can only help accelerate ...

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The Toro Rosso driver crashed heavily around 40 minutes into the session after losing control of his car exiting the hairpin, forcing a stoppage of several minutes while his car was recovered.Despite the heavy damage, Sainz's car was ready for second practice, although he completed just one lap because of the poor track conditions."It was one of those accidents where you don't have ...

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For Friday morning’s FP1 session at Suzuka the Toro Rosso driver has taken his sixth MGU-H, his fifth V6, and his fifth turbo. As this is the first time he has used a sixth element in 2017 he should pick up 10 places for the MGU-H, plus five each for the V6 and turbo, making for a total of 20.Meanwhile, Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen has taken on his fourth and final V6, MGU-K, control ...

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Ocon had closed in on Sainz's eighth position around the halfway distance of the grand prix and made a move at Turn 1 around the outside of him, but his right-rear wheel clipped the Toro Rosso and pitched him into a spin.Ocon fell to 12th following the incident, but recovered to 10th at the flag, while Sainz later retired with a suspected engine problem.Ocon says the collision was ...

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