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Sainz: You're only as good as your last race

With a contract already in place for 2017, and Red Bull not known for its willingness to assist with the wishes of its rivals, it was never likely that Carlos Sainz was going to be allowed to fill Nico Rosberg's vacant berth at Mercedes following the German's shock retirement last year. That said, speaking recently, Franz Tost said he had no doubt that the Spaniard would have survived alongside 'career killer' Lewis Hamilton. 'Do I think he would be good enough to survive alongside Hamilton? Yes,' the Austrian told the official F1 website. 'Carlos is a very skilled driver who on a couple of occasions was faster than Max (Verstappen). Carlos has a very high natural speed and he will shine...
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