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Sainz eyes F1 future despite Verstappen setback
Carlos Sainz jr hopes a timely show of dominance can put him back in the spotlight after a challenging couple of months.
The Spaniard put up an impressive double-victory in the Formula Renault 3.5 category in France at the weekend, moving tantalisingly close to securing the title.
But last month Sainz, 20, was overlooked for a F1 debut with Toro Rosso for 2015, despite being the obvious cream of Red Bull's driver development programme.
Sweeping into the Toro Rosso seat instead was the 16-year-old Max Verstappen, who is now being fast-tracked to F1 stardom by Red Bull and compared to the legendary Ayrton Senna by Dr Helmut Marko.
So, when speaking to Spain's El Confidencial, Sainz jr paused...
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