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'Man on a mission' Sainz finally gets relief and points

Carlos Sainz says he was a man "on a mission" in Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and the McLaren driver's duty ended with a sense of relief and his first points of the season. Before Baku, Sainz's 2019 campaign had been a story of bad luck, with three consecutive retirements depriving the Spaniard with a shot at opening his score. Launching his race from P9 on the grid, Sainz admits he took off with the bit between his teeth, determined to turn around his fortunes. "On a personal level this one is a bit of a relief," he admitted. "After three races where I had the pace I had today, but just for a reason I still don’t understand, three consecutive runs of bad luck...
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