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Sainz surprised to be fast from the outset with Renault

Carlos Sainz took to his Renault RS17 as a fish to water in Austin for his maiden race with the French team, and was the first to be surprised by his pace. Sainz outran team mate Nico Hulkenberg in both free practice sessions on Friday, and was hot on the heels of the German in FP3, concluding his morning P8, just 0.042s adrift. "If you would have told me yesterday I have would been on the pace today immediately I would have signed the paper," Sainz said after his first run in the RS17 yesterday. "So I have to be happy with that. It was interesting. To have the chance to drive two different cars in one year gives you a lot of information, a lot of things to feel, to test....
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