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Sainz relieved to finally 'nail it' in French GP qualifying

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz will line up 5th on Sunday's French Grand Prix grid, having enjoyed at Paul Ricard his first "clean" qualifying session of the season. The Scuderia was always going to be challenged in France to uphold its track record of two consecutive pole positions delivered by Charles Leclerc in Monaco and in Baku, especially as the team expected to lose a bit of momentum upon F1's return to a traditional track. But Sainz's performance in qualifying which saw him outpaced by just 0.455s by poleman Max Verstappen proved that the Italian outfit's SF21 remains F1's top midfield contender. However, beyond the net result, Sainz was particularly happy with his own...
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