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Sainz: “Unacceptable” pre-race oil spill caused Las Vegas start chaos 

Carlos Sainz says a classic car dropping oil on the grid created “unacceptable” conditions at the start of F1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.  A classic car that was meant to drive Lewis Hamilton around for the customary pre-race parade lap broke down and leaked oil all over the left-hand side of the grid around an hour and a half before the start.  Following a clear-up effort, large patches of cement dust were left covering the track to soak up the spillage.  And Sainz reckons the dirty track played a role in the chaotic scenes at the start as both he and Fernando Alonso suffered spins at Turn 1.  “I saw a lot of oil from the cars that we used to do the drivers parade, which is...
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