Carlos Sainz Jr took extra confidence from his strong result at the British Grand Prix despite feeling he and his McLaren Formula 1 car were not at “100 percent.” The Spaniard made early progress from 13th on the grid - having found himself eliminated in Q2 - and took advantage of a Safety Car period to leapfrog a number of his rivals into the top 10, before going on to seal sixth place having fended off Renault's Daniel Ricciardo.  His joint-best result of the season enabled McLaren to stretch its lead over midfield rivals Renault to 21 points in the constructors’ championship. “I must say this weekend the car and myself were not 100 percent, mainly in low-speed we felt we were...
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