Why Toro Rosso's other young gun can't be ignored
Max Verstappen has monopolised the headlines at Toro Rosso over the past 12 months but, as BEN ANDERSON explains, Carlos Sainz Jr also deserves his share of attention at the Red Bull junior squad
You could forgive Carlos Sainz Jr a few covetous glances to the other side of the Toro Rosso garage.
Here is a guy who has earned his way into Formula 1 through the Red Bull Junior programme, been a champion at the level just below in Formula Renault 3.5, and scored points on his F1 debut. Yet it's the teenage sensation in the other car hogging the limelight.
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