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Toro Rosso bosses back Sainz amid Verstappen comparisons

Toro Rosso team chief Franz Tost says it is not fair to judge Carlos Sainz's Formula 1 debut season simply by looking at his points tally. Indeed, while many agree that the 21-year-old had a good first season in 2015, he ended the year with much less than half the points scored by his teammate Max Verstappen, who has been showered with awards and plaudits. But when asked about Sainz's 18 points compared to Verstappen's almost 50, their Toro Rosso chief Tost told El Pais: 'The explanation is simple. Carlos had very bad luck with the car, preventing him from finishing seven grands prix.' Sainz, who like Verstappen is staying with the Faenza based team in 2016, said that sort of support from...
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