Renault duo unfazed over losing Red Bull benchmark
Although Renault are losing Red Bull as a benchmark, Carlos Sainz feels they've learned enough from Red Bull to know where their deficits are.
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Perez ‘surprised’ Sainz wasn’t penalised
Having called for Carlos Sainz to be black flagged in Canada, Sergio Perez was "surprised" that the Renault driver did not receive any penalty at all.
Sainz cleared despite Perez’s ‘black flag’ call
Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez did not see eye-to-eye on their Canadian GP incident wit the latter calling for the Renault driver to get the "black flag."
Hulkenberg: A difficult Friday for Renault
Nico Hulkenberg concedes Friday's practice in Montreal was "more difficult" for Renault than it needed to be as both drivers had issues.
Sainz: Very bad, very bitter, a disaster
Despite scoring a point in the Monaco Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz has labelled his Sunday afternoon a "disaster."
Sainz: Q3 lap the ‘most stressful of my life’
Carlos Sainz secured P8 in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix, but the Spaniard said it was "the most stressful" lap of his life.
Sainz expects ‘madness’ in Monaco qualifying
Carlos Sainz believes Formula 1 could be in for an hour of "madness" during qualifying for the Monaco GP thanks to Pirelli's new hypersoft tyres.
Renault fear fuel issue could ‘bite’ again
Cyril Abiteboul says Renault need to prioritising fixing their fuel pressure problem before it "bites" again.
Thursday’s FIA driver press conference
Fernando Alonso headlined Thursday's press conference in Spain with bit parts for Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez and Brendon Hartley.
A bunch of firsts and some Spaniards
First WEC win, first F1 points and first podium for this season, Thursday's press conference line-up in Spain is all about firsts and F1's Spaniards.
Renault begin contract talks with Sainz
Renault are looking to commit Carlos Sainz to a longer-term contract with the team but are aware that they are "exposed".
Sainz heads home for ‘special’ Spanish GP
Always in the points in Spain, Carlos Sainz is hoping that this year's grand prix will yield even better results as he races at home.
Sainz not obsessed about qualy stat to Hulkenberg
Despite once again losing out to Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying in Baku, Carlos Sainz believes it will "fall into place" at some point.
Renault preparing for Sainz exit
Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has said they are planning for "the worst" next season which would involve Carlos Sainz leaving the team.
Sainz’s focus is only on the ‘Renault project’
Billed by Christian Horner as the driver most likely to replace Daniel Ricciardo should he leave, Carlos Sainz insists he's not yet thinking about 2019.
Sainz learning tricks from ‘bloody fast’ Hulk
Carlos Sainz concedes that he is playing catch-up to Nico Hulkenberg, who has "little tricks" that make him "very, very fast in qualifying".
Sainz: My future could be at Renault
Carlos Sainz has said he is open to continuing his career with Renault beyond his initial year-long loan spell.
Wolff won’t ‘exclude’ Hamilton to Ferrari move
Although "married" to Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, Toto Wolff admits he has an eye on Esteban Ocon and Carlos Sainz for the future.
Hulkenberg concedes Renault have ‘things to work on’
Despite bagging points in the opening two races of this season, Nico Hulkenberg says Renault head to China with "things to work on."
Sainz feels like on-loan footballer at Renault
Carlos Sainz has described his loan deal at Renault as a "strange situation" and that there was no way he could have prepared for it.
Drinks bottle forced Sainz to ‘nearly vomit’
Carlos Sainz has revealed an issue with his drinks bottle almost made him vomit as he battled to the final points finish in Australia.
Practice quotes: Haas, McLaren, Renault, Force India
Haas and McLaren have both their drivers in the top 10 after FP2, but it's the American outfit that everyone is talking about.
Sainz hopes to benefit from qualifying rain
With heavy rain forecast for Melbourne on Saturday, Carlos Sainz believes Renault could take advantage of an "interesting" race.
Sainz an option to replace Ricciardo at Red Bull
Red Bull boss Christian Horner has suggested Carlos Sainz could replace Daniel Ricciardo should he leave the team at the end of the season.
Sainz aims to close gap ‘little by little’
While Carlos Sainz concedes that Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull will be the pace-setter, he says it is up to Renault to close the gap and challenge for fourth.
Sainz ‘100 percent’ focused on Renault
Carlos Sainz is adamant he is "not even thinking about 2019" and a possible Red Bull seat as his focus is firmly on Renault.
Sainz: Mercedes power is ‘a little scary’
Carlos Sainz has said the engine power that Mercedes have at their disposal is "a little scary" after seeing Lewis Hamilton's lap time on day four of the first test in Barcelona.
Sainz: 20 laps to adapt to Halo
Carlos Sainz believes it will take the drivers all of "20 laps" in testing to adjust to life with Halo.
Alonso names preferred candidates for 2018
Fernando Alonso has named the two drivers who he would most like to see win this year's World title, and it is not much of a surprise.
Hulkenberg, Sainz making ‘massive’ contribution
Renault's chassis technical director, Nick Chester, has underlined the importance of Nico Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz as the team looks to continue their development.