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Sainz: Guns-blazing Sirotkin ruined my race

Carlos Sainz has blamed a lap 1 clashed with Sergey Sirotkin for his lack of points in Russia, saying the Williams driver 'broke' his car. Battling for position on the opening lap of Sunday's Russian Grand Prix, Sainz and Sirotkin touched when the Russian rookie was squeezed between the Renault and Marcus Ericsson. The contact damaged Sainz's RS18 and he limped home in 17th place, two laps down. 'Very tough, very hard to accept after I started better with the softs than everybody with the hypersofts,' he said. 'I overtook a couple of them under braking. 'Then Sirotkin went guns blazing. 'I didn't feel the impact but apparently he touched me and broke all the right sidepod and all the right...
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