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    WATCH: Smoking Sainz becomes first driver to retire in 2019

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    AUSTRALIAN GP: Smoking Sainz becomes first 2019 retirement

    Carlos Sainz was left frustrated on Saturday when he was inadvertently baulked by Robert Kubica’s punctured Williams and knocked out of qualifying early on. And the McLaren driver’s hopes of a better Sunday were quickly extinguished when a technical failure brought about a fire on lap 9 of the 2019 Australian Grand Prix.

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