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Sainz blames high wind for test-ending accident

Sutton Images Enlarge Toro Rosso rookie Carlos Sainz Jr blamed high winds for the crash he suffered late on Sunday in Barcelona and said it spoiled his most encouraging day of testing so far. Sainz accumulated 88 laps before spinning off at Turn 3, snapping his front wing and prompting a brief visit to the Circuit de Catalunya's medical centre - only a few hours after fellow Spaniard Fernando Alonso had been airlifted to hospital as a precautionary measure following an unusual crash. It had been windy for much of the day on Sunday and Sainz believes it was a key factor in his crash. "The important thing is that I'm OK, obviously, as you can see," Sainz said. "But it was...
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