F1 | Alonso: “Renault with Hulkenberg-Sainz? I would have chosen them too, it's a super team"
The McLaren driver applauds his compatriot for the move to Enstone: "I hope Carlos can get podiums and victories"
Thick investment for Carlos Sainz. The friend and compatriot Fernando Alonso he spent honeyed words for the native of Madrid, who recently moved to Renault: “I hope he can win with Renault. This is a fantastic opportunity for Carlos. Renault is improving rapidly and I hope it can provide Carlos with the car he deserves: the podiums, the victories and everything to come. He has talent, we have to wait for a good opportunity to arrive." – said the Asturian driver, whose esteem for the former Toro Rosso is no mystery.
Next year, as in the last four GPs of 2017, the French team will be able to count on the pair Hulkenberg Sainz: a perfect combination, according to Fernando Alonso: “Carlos is a very interesting driver. Two or three years ago – revealed the former Ferrari driver – in an interview I was asked to put myself in the shoes of a team leader and to choose two drivers. I said Hulkenberg and Sainz. Now Renault will have them on the team together. It's a super team".
Federico Martino
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