SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Spanish driver Carlos Sainz will replace under-performing Briton Jolyon Palmer for the last four races of the Formula One season, Renault said on Saturday. "The Japanese Grand Prix will be my last race for Renault. It’s been an extremely challenging season and I’ve been through a lot in the last three years, but it’s been a tremendous journey overall with the team," Palmer said. His early departure will see the return to Toro Rosso in Austin of Russian driver Daniil Kvyat, who was recently dropped to make way for French rookie Pierre Gasly. Sainz, who has scored most of the Red Bull-owned team's points this year, thanked Toro Rosso for releasing him early and promised to do his best on Sunday.

Source: The Star October 07, 2017 11:48 UTC