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Sainz mulled giving Alonso a DRS boost against Hamilton

Carlos Sainz says he considered lending a helping hand to Fernando Alonso during the Alpine driver's fight with Lewis Hamilton in Hungary, in order to try and protect his position among the top-three. Having side-stepped the first corner mayhem at the Hungaroring, Sainz settled among the top-five when the race was restarted. The Ferrari charger then progressed up to third in the second half of the race, just ahead of the battling duo of Alonso and Hamilton. As the fight intensified in the race's final stages, Sainz was tempted to let Alonso within the one-second window that would trigger the Alpine driver's DRS, which would have perhaps delayed even further Hamilton's overhaul of both...
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