Carlos Sainz's Formula 1 debut for Renault at the United States Grand Prix was “remarkable”, according to managing director Cyril Abiteboul. 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 not easy to change teams in the middle of a season. “There have been previous circumstances when things have not happened that way in other teams in the...
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