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McLaren blind Carlos Sainz with flow-viz paint

Carlos Sainz had to deal with a rather bizarre situation after exiting the pits in the opening stages of Free Practice 1 at the Japanese Grand Prix, after he was blinded by flow-viz paint. The Singapore Grand Prix winner exited the pits in FP1 behind McLarens, which had been covered in flow-viz paint to allow the Woking-based side to receive data regarding the MCL60's downforce and aerodynamics. Due to having exited behind the painted McLaren, Sainz's helmet became covered in the flow-viz paint, as the McLaren sped away after exiting the pits. Sainz instantly informed Ferrari of the unusual situation, which could've ended considerably worse. Want to work in Formula 1? Browse the latest F1...
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