Carlos Sainz: "Racing is in my blood - my father taught me a champion's mentality"
F1 Beyond The Grid
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🗓️ 14 November 2018
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
F1 has seen its fair share of second generation racers, but Carlos Sainz doesn't quite fit the mould. The natural script would have been for him to follow his famous father and namesake into rallying, but while Carlos Sainz Sr became a double world champion on the dirt, his son set his sights on F1 after being inspired by countryman Fernando Alonso.
In this week's Beyond The Grid, presented by Bose, Sainz speaks about his father's influence on his career, regaling Tom with some great anecdotes that show their competitive relationship. The Renault driver also discusses his impending move to McLaren and why he's ready to be a team leader, his much debated relationship with one-time team mate Max Verstappen and much, much more...
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| 0:17.1 | Again and again. |
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| 0:58.8 | Spane's second most famous racing driver. |
| 1:02.0 | That'll change when Fernando Alonzo retires at the end of 2018. |
| 1:05.8 | I am talking about Carlos Synes. |
| 1:13.4 | And in that time his life has ehkä protesting for the last 30 minutes. |
| 1:20.7 | Carlos Teknoz fought around many Fairboggians without much satisfying nature, |
| 1:28.0 | and that time he's experienced a lot. |
| 1:29.7 | He had Max Verstappen as his first teammate, whom he outqualified more often than not in 2015. |
| 1:35.1 | And he switched teams several times, having arrived in F1 via the Red Bull Young Driver program. |
| 1:41.1 | We caught up over the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend, where he regaled me with fabulous anecdotes, |
| 1:46.4 | and a backstory unlike anyone else's on the grid. |
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