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Sainz: I want to be in a top team

Carlos Sainz and his minders have ramped up their desire to move from Toro Rosso to a top team, frequently suggesting the Spaniard has done enough to justify promotion by Red Bull. The problem is that Red Bull, in Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo, have two of the best young drivers on the grid and three into two simply won't go. Sainz is advised by his rally legend father Carlos Sainz Snr and council which Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko refers disparagingly to the 'Madrid protection zone' and likens the Toro Rosso driver to 'a young bird in the nest.' Right now Sainz is talking up his desire to move up the ladder. Some in the paddock suggesting he has done enough warrant a big team...
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