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Mixed emotions for Toro Rosso rookies in qualifying

Carlos Sainz qualified eighth on his debut Getty Images Enlarge Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz called his first qualifying session a "dream" after finishing eighth, but 17-year-old team-mate Max Verstappen was left rueing a mistake which cost him a place in Q3 in Australia. The Toro Rosso pair looked strong on Friday and carried that into qualifying on Saturday afternoon, with Sainz rounding off an impressive day by beating the Lotus drivers to eighth. Sainz said making the final top-ten shoot out was special but thinks he even left a bit of lap time on the table after a mistake on his final run. "To be honest, it felt like quite a nice lap," Sainz said. "Obviously I...
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