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May 2022
48m 11s

The Sainz Family Has Rally AND F1 Racing...

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The Sainz family is indisputably racing royalty-- in rally AND F1. How does a father’s legendary WRC career translate to a son’s success in the most elite motorsport on earth? What do Carlos Sainz Sr. and Jr. have in common? How are they different? Can driving be in your DNA? Today on Past Gas, we discuss the legendary career of Carlos Sainz Sr. and what it could mean for one of Formula One’s rising stars, his son, Carlos Sainz Jr. It’s nature, nurture, blood, sweat, and tears all mixed together-- to tell the story of the Sainzes.

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