Helmut Marko praises Sainz: "His best race in Austin"

Carlos Sainz he managed to close the United States Grand Prix, in Austin, Texas, al 6 th, after a good battle with Fernando Alonso on the last lap which saw the McLaren driver conquer 5th position thanks to a great overtaking against the Spaniard from Toro Rosso.

Sainz's race was clean and of great consistency: starting 10th he managed to obtain 8 points in the standings, thus also receiving compliments from the Team and of most of the sports newspapers who, in their columns, praised his comeback

“I think with performances like Austin, and many other messages he has sent this season, Carlos has a long future in F1.”, said the Spanish expert Antonio Lobato su El Mundo. “I think it was his best race since he's been in F1,” publish instead Trademarks.

And the compliments also came from Helmut Marko, was really surprised by the performance of the Toro Rosso driver: “It was the best race I've ever seen him do in F1”, declared the Austrian.

Even the Spanish newspaper AS commented on Sainz's performance, praising the pilot to the point of naming him as “the worthy successor” of Alonso. And the Toro Rosso driver himself wanted to have his say on the race, especially after the duel with the two-time world champion: “I think Fernando is still the best driver on the grid – he said – but I am also very happy because I think I put everything I had and more into our fight."

Fabiola Granier