Name: 2020 Belgian Grand Prix: Sainz retires before race start with exhaust issue
Uploaded: 2020-08-30T13:06:36.000Z
Duration: 1 min 13 s
Description: A power unit issue leading to an exhaust failure forces McLaren’s Carlos Sainz to retire from the 2020 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix before it has begun.

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2020 Belgian Grand Prix: Sainz retires before race start with exhaust issue

A power unit issue leading to an exhaust failure forces McLaren’s Carlos Sainz to retire from the 2020 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix before it has begun.

Aug 30, 2020 1:06pm UTC

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