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Losing to year-old Ferrari engine "a desperate situation" - Sainz

Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz says his car's Renault engine did not stack up well against rival team Sauber's year-old Ferrari power unit in the Spanish GP, calling it "a desperate situation". Sainz, whose Toro Rosso team itself fielded an older-spec Ferrari engine last year, found himself stuck behind the Sauber of Pascal Wehrlein in the second half of the Spanish GP, after the German made his only stop of the race during the Virtual Safety Car period. Sainz, running on medium tyres one lap fresher than Wehrlein's in the remaining laps, followed close behind the Sauber driver but couldn't find a way past - although he did move up one spot to seventh at the chequered flag, thanks...
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