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Sainz: I have not signed as a number two driver

Carlos Sainz has dismissed claims he has signed with Ferrari as a number two driver, saying his contract with the Scuderia is much the same as any other. Replacing Sebastian Vettel at Maranello in 2021, the Spaniard maintains he is not going there to merely act as the wingman of Charles Leclerc. 'No, I haven't signed anything that says I'm the second driver,' he told Radio Marca. 'In my contract it says, as in all the contracts I have signed, that the team is above the driver, but it does not say anything about second place or supporting anyone.' Traditionally, Ferrari has preferred to designate one driver as team leader, with the other acting in a supporting role. Last year it eschewed...
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