Renault F1 driver Sainz gets Monte Carlo Rally stage run
Renault Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz will make his rallying debut at this week's Monte Carlo Rally.
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The 23-year-old will drive one of the organiser's Renault Megane R.S. course cars through the 8.5-mile Col de Braus powerstage on Sunday.
Sainz will be running ahead of the main field in a VIP course car, shortly before World Rally Championship regulars start SS17 to fight for an extra five bonus points.
The Spaniard is delighted at the opportunity to drive a stage which featured heavily in his father – two-time World Rally Champion – Carlos Sainz's three victories on the Monte Carlo Rally.
"I'm really looking forward to experiencing Rally Monte Carlo for the first time," said Sainz Jr. "I've done a lot of practice with my dad – we have a rally car at home in the countryside, so we have done a lot of dirt stages with the car and I keep learning quite a lot.
"I've heard so much about it [Monte Carlo Rally] from my dad: how difficult the stages are, how the conditions can change in an instant from snow to rain or bright sunshine and, of course, how you need nerves of steel for some of those mountain passes and hairpins!
"It's going to be a real thrill to take part in such a legendary event behind the wheel of a Renault Megane R.S, which will be fitted with snow and studded tyres so I can get a more complete sensation of rallying around these stages."
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