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Late issue 'hurts' Sainz after drop to P8 in France

Carlos Sainz Jr. says the late issue that cost him sixth place in Sunday's French Grand Prix "hurts a little bit", believing Renault deserved to finish at the front of the Formula 1 midfield fight at Paul Ricard. Sainz qualified as the leading driver behind the Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull runners in seventh, and made an excellent start to run as high as third in the early stages following the clash between Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas. While Sainz could not stop Daniel Ricciardo, Kimi Raikkonen and the recovering Vettel from passing, the Spaniard looked set to finish the race sixth before an MGU-K issue on his Renault power unit caused him to lose power. 5774263478001...
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