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McLaren's Sainz at a loss to explain dismal hard tyre stint

Carlos Sainz was bewildered by the dismal lack of grip of his McLaren during his stint on the hard tyre that ruined his Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday. Both Sainz and teammate Lando Norris, who had qualified respectively P7 and P8, enjoyed a good start to their afternoon, with the soft-shod Spaniard fending off Lewis Hamilton in the opening laps as he made good use of his tyres. But after Sainz's switch to the hard compound on lap 15, it was all downhill from there as the McLaren progressively lost its edge over its midfield rivals, much to the annoyance of its driver. Ferrari chose wrong strategy for Leclerc, admits Binotto "I cannot explain it at the moment," Sainz said....
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