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Sainz takes blame for crash, but blasts Sochi's Turn 2
Carlos Sainz blamed himself for crashing out of Sunday's Russian Grand Prix on the opening lap of the race, but the Spaniard believes the profile of Sochi's Turn 2 contributed to his demise. Sainz was jockeying for position in the midfield after the start and ran wide at Turn 2, forcing him to run in between two bollards - as the rules require - before returning to the track. But a slight misjudgment by the Spaniard resulted in the McLaren heavily hitting the wall, its front-left corner destroyed, an incident that triggered the deployment of the safety car. Sainz held himself accountable for the mishap, but also criticized the profile of Sochi's Turn 2. "Unfortunately in Turn 2, I had...
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