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Carlos Sainz trusts Renault's Canadian upgrade will cut top-speed deficit

Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz says he is pleased to be closer in terms of top speed to his rivals after a difficult 2016 season in which the team ran year-old Ferrari power units, and expects a further step forward when Renault delivers its next upgrade in Canada. The Italian team made the switch to Renault this year from Ferrari and Sainz says they're now much closer to the current-spec Ferrari unit and the Mercedes engine, but there is still some ground to be made up. 'For me it feels great because last year was very painful,' commented the Spaniard. 'The second half of the season we were something like 15, 16 or 17 kph down on the straight compared to our direct...
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