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Shaking Sainz "nearly messed up" en route to career-equalling qualifying best

McLaren driver Carlos Sainz revealed he "nearly messed up" and was left shaking after qualifying a remarkable third for the Italian Grand Prix. Sainz posted a one minute 19.965secs to position himself on the second row at Monza, lapping slower than only the two Mercedes' as he equalled his best qualifying result in Formula 1. Article continues under video Speaking immediately after qualifying, Sainz admitted he had a "big moment" through the Lesmo corners on his first run of Q3. "Honestly, I was feeling very strong since the start of qualifying. I managed to go through only with one set [of tyres] with a very strong lap. From there, it was just chipping away to try...
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