Rookie of the Race #55 – Carlos Sainz Jr – Spain – Scuderia Toro Rosso The Spanish driver had a good weekend in front of the British fans on a track he admits to enjoying racing on, but ultimately a car failure denied him the opportunity to score points on Sunday. Sainz Jr was inside the top ten in all both practice sessions on Friday and again on Saturday morning, before out-qualifying team-mate Max Verstappen for the sixth time in nine races in qualifying, making it through to the top ten shootout to qualify eighth, just a tenth shy of Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari. A poor start was quickly remedied, and he was battling Sergio Perez for ninth when his car inexplicably turned...
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