A veteran Spaniard is set to make way for a young compatriot when Fernando Alonso brings to an end his Formula 1 career at the end of this season with McLaren and in his place will step Carlos Sainz. An announcement is expected on Thursday which will confirm Sainz on a two-year deal with the beleaguered Woking outfit. McLaren's big bucks bid for Daniel Ricciardo was snubbed by the Red Bull driver who has instead taken up with Renault for the next couple of years. This freed up Sainz whose paymasters, Red Bull, are not keen to pair up the Spaniard with Max Verstappen as the potential for conflict between the pair is great, to say the least. At McLaren, it is clear that Stoffel Vandoorne...
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