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Sainz Jr. calls first-lap spin 'a sacrifice'

– Carlos Sainz Jr. labelled his first-lap spin as a "sacrifice" as he rotated his STR12 in order to avoid Toro Rosso team-mate Daniil Kvyat.Kvyat took the outside approach to Turn 1 but went deep, utilising the run-off, and emerged back on track narrowly ahead of Sainz Jr., who subsequently spun.Sainz Jr. re-joined at the back of the field but ultimately worked his way forwards amid a litany of incidents elsewhere and finished in eighth place."When I got to Turn 1 I saw Daniil re-joining the track and I had to quickly avoid crashing into him, which would've been a disaster for the team." He said."I spun, but it was a sacrifice I had to do."From then...
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