Carlos Sainz remained tight-lipped on Friday when asked to confirm the rumors of a crash suffered by the Spaniard during Pirelli's 18-inch tyre test with Ferrari at Jerez earlier this week. Both Sainz and Scuderia teammate Charles Leclerc were in action at the Spanish track from Monday to Wednesday as Pirelli started its 2021 development program for its 18-inch tyres that will be introduced next season in F1. The test was conducted using a Ferrari 2019-spec mule car that completed 300 laps of Jerez, but news filtered out during the test that Sainz had crashed at one point. During Ferrari's team launch on Friday, Sainz was queried on the suspected mishap but refused to confirm or deny its...
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