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Sainz 'surprised' race start not delayed

 XPB Images Carlos Sainz admitted that he was surprised the start of the Malaysian Grand Prix wasn't delayed after his Toro Rosso stalled on the grid. Yellow flags were shown indicating that Sainz was in trouble, and there was a lengthy delay to the red lights coming on to commence the starting procedure, but eventually the race did get underway without the need for an additional formation lap. "It was quite an eventful race right from the start," said Sainz. "Also very stressful, as I was doing a clutch warming when I arrived to the grid and the engine suddenly stopped! "Normally when you are doing a clutch warming, and you do it a bit aggressively, you catch...
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