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Sainz's day rescued by virtual safety car after MGU-K failure
An MGU-K failure almost wreaked havoc on Carlos Sainz's well-deserved points finish in Sunday's French Grand Prix, but a late and salutary virtual safety car came to the Spaniard's rescue. The Renault driver luckily side-stepped the opening lap chaos to find himself in third position behind leader Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, although he logically conceded a few spots thereafter to his faster top-team rivals. A steady race looked to deliver to Sainz a sixth-place finish, but with a handful of laps to go he reported a sudden loss of power that relegated him to P8. Fortunately, a virtual safety car triggered by Lance Stroll's Williams brought everyone down to minimum speed, enabling...
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