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McLaren’s Mexico malaise a ‘big surprise’ – Carlos Sainz Jr.

Carlos Sainz Jr. labelled McLaren’s Mexican Grand Prix slump “a big surprise” as he suffered his worst race since China, with the team failing to score. Sainz Jr. and Lando Norris secured the fourth row of the grid and leapt up to fourth and sixth respectively on a scrappy opening lap. But after switching to the Hard tyres Sainz Jr. struggled for performance and ultimately regressed, coming home 13th after a second stop for Mediums. “It was a big surprise as we’ve been very strong all weekend and we have been very, very, very on it all the way,” he said. “We had a chance [at the start] that we got to fight with the top guys, and we did it....
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