Toro Rosso rookie Carlos Sainz has expressed his delight in enjoying a successful first outing.
The Spaniard was fourth fastest in the opening practice session and was once again, inside the top ten, setting the seventh fastest time in second practice.
“I’m happy with today, I had been waiting for this day for a very long time and it was definitely a decent first day. We covered a lot of mileage, which was obviously our target for today as I am a rookie and new to this circuit.
Sainz made a mistake in FP2, spinning at turn 15.
I enjoyed it a lot out there. Now we need to go through all the data we gathered today and keep improving. I feel very comfortable in the car. It’s a challenging track, but I like it and all in all it’s been a positive day.”
Sainz was ahead of team-mate Verstappen in both sessions, also making his début in Formula One this weekend.
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