Carlos Sainz (Hydraulics, Lap 9): 7/10 Happily there were no notable mistakes or errors from Carlos Sainz this weekend and it was a perfectly composed performance from the Spaniard in Baku. Perhaps too much so: is he having to drive slightly within himself and play safe to avoid a recurrence of those costly mishaps earlier in the season? It feels like he's dropping away from the top three (Charles Leclerc, Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen) with each passing race. The one time he really did try and push it - with his final run in qualifying after claiming provisional pole with his first - he got it wrong and the opportunity passed, leaving him starting the race fourth on the grid. Fourth is...
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