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Being the sole Spaniard on the grid won't put pressure on Sainz
Carlos Sainz is stepping into some big shoes at McLaren, but the 24-year-old isn't pressured by the prospect of replacing Fernando Alonso and becoming the only Spanish driver in the field. Sainz will be left to carry the weight of an entire nation in 2019 following Alonso's departure from F1. But the Spaniard actually feels buoyed by that burden rather than constrained. "There is no extra pressure in that way, mainly because as a driver, you never feel the crowd or the expectations of your home country as pressure. You find it positive," Sainz said. "For me, the fact that everyone is going to watch Formula 1 next year in Spain to see me racing is actually a great thing....
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