Carlos Sainz hopes his homecoming in a Renault will feel extra special
Barcelona — Carlos Sainz has a strong record and many fans at his home Spanish Grand Prix but he can expect his return to Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya this weekend to feel particularly special. For the past three seasons the 23-year-old Formula One driver has been with Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso — finishing ninth, sixth and seventh respectively in Spain — but Sunday’s will be his first home race with Renault. And that, for a generation brought up on Fernando Alonso’s ground-breaking 2005 and 2006 championship-winning years with the French factory team, means a lot. "It is like a love story, Spain with Renault," Sainz said. "I was the first one who was a big fan of Fernando and Renault back in the day so that’s why I feel so proud and so comfortable here in this team and why I am working here at the moment like I was going to be here forever." Whether his stay is for longer than just the one-year loan remains open, with Red Bull having the option to pull Sainz back if Australian D...
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