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Carlos Sainz Jr. says Driving in Rallye Monte-Carlo Helped him Prepare for F1 Opener in Melbourne

Carlos Sainz Jr. says that driving in the Rallye Monte-Carlo earlier this year helped him to prepare for the 2018 Formula 1 season – his first with the Renault Sport Formula One Team. The young Spaniard drove a course car (a Renault Megane R.S.) on the Col de Turini and Col de Braus stages of the World Rally Championship's opening race, covering a mixture of surfaces including snow and ice. This, he says, along with pre-season testing and other training, has helped him to prepare for the first race of the year. 'I’m ready and if there’s a race you’re ready for, it’s Australia. 'You’ve been thinking and preparing for it for months, so it’s a race which brings high...
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