90 minutes until the start: Carlos Sainz's commentary

90 minutes until the start: Carlos Sainz's commentary

      Carlos Sainz will start third in Las Vegas and hopes to make the podium…

      Carlos Sainz: "Yesterday we had a very good qualifying and secured the best starting position we could have wished for.

      Let's see what we can do today on a dry track. I hope I can hold the position, but there are several very fast cars starting behind me, so it will be very difficult."

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90 minutes until the start: Carlos Sainz's commentary

Carlos Sainz starts third in Las Vegas and hopes to make the podium...