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'Backmarker beginning good for Sainz'

Daniel Ricciardo feels learning his trade at a backmarker outfit would be a good move for Red Bull junior driver Carlos Sainz Jr. Ricciardo, Formula 1's newest race winner, began his career with HRT, contesting the final half of 2011 with the backmarker outfit. Having got a feel for F1, he moved onto Toro Rosso the following season and this year stepped up to Red Bull Racing, where he has been a revelation. Sainz Jr, who is backed by Red Bull, is being tipped to follow a similar path with rumours linking him to a move to Caterham. "I think it helps in a lot of ways," Ricciardo told Autosport. "It helped me get into F1, settle down with all the nerves, not really in a...
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