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McLaren sign Sainz for 2019

cLaren have confirmed the signing of Carlos Sainz for the 2019 season, with the Spaniard replacing Fernando Alonso. After Alonso announced he would be retiring from Formula 1 at the end of the year, McLaren have moved quickly to snap up his successor and Sainz will join on a multi-year contract. The highly-rated Sainz has been on loan at Renault from Red Bull this season, but was available for 2019 after the French team successfully pursued Daniel Riccairdo to partner Nico Hulkenberg. "We're incredibly excited to have Carlos join us as a McLaren driver," said McLaren CEO Zak Brown. "We've been assessing him for some time now and rate him very highly among the next generation...
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