JEREZ, Spain - Like father, like son. Thomas Meunier Paris Saint-Germain Jersey .At least, that is the long-term plan for Formula One newcomer Carlos Sainz Jr., who hopes to emulate his father by becoming world champion one day.The 20-year-old Spaniard, the son of two-time rally world champion Carlos Sainz, will make his debut for the Toro Rosso team at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 15.He almost seems old compared to his teammate, the 17-year-old Max Verstappen.His father, Jos Verstappen, was a moderately successful F1 driver, competing in over 100 races and securing two podium finishes. That makes him the most successful Dutch racer ever, but his son has far loftier ambitions.Im only 17. But Ive always wanted to be a Formula One driver, and have a chance. I cant wait, the unflappable Verstappen said on Saturday at the Jerez circuit, speaking in the measured tones of a seasoned professional. Im not here to drive for 14th or 15th position. You want to be a race winner, you want to finish in the top 10 all the time and, hopefully, with some situations you can have an even better result.His father has been a big help.He knows the bad side and the good side of it, Verstappen said. Hes given me a lot of advice.So has Sainzs father, the world rally champion in 1990 and 1992 who won 26 races and secured almost 100 podiums.Because their series differ, it is not so much technical advice. Rather, Sainz says, his father has encouraged him to think big in terms of attitude, and how to become a world champion someday,Both drivers profess not to be nervous, yet, with the first race only six weeks away.Its too early to have nerves. In Melbourne there will be more, Sainz said. Now, there is more will and concentration.Toro Rosso has the youngest driver lineup in F1 history, and former champion Kimi Raikkonen — the oldest driver on the circuit at 35 — is nearly as old as Sainz and Verstappen together.But team principal Franz Tost considers their age irrelevant.To be honest I dont care what (people are) saying, he said.Verstappen has only one seasons experience racing in the European Formula Three championship — finishing third overall last year, when he won 10 of 33 races. His hiring by Toro Rosso prompted motorsport governing body FIA to ban under-18 drivers from F1 next year, and make drivers go through more development series.Sainz is considerably more experienced, having competed in the Formula Renault 3.5 series — of which he became the youngest champion last year — the European F3 circuit, and British F3 in the past three seasons.Max started racing at six years old. This is a new driver generation, Tost said. They were most of the time out on a car track, not in a school yard. Im convinced we will not have any problems.Tost cites the example of Russian driver Daniil Kvyat to further prove his point.Kvyat, who is also 20 and came through Toro Rossos racing pool, has earned a lucrative move to Red Bull as a replacement for seven-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel, — despite only one season of F1 experience.I do not agree with the many argumentations that our drivers are too young, Tost said. This argumentation I heard already two years ago with Kvyat, it was the same nonsense.Toro Rosso, seventh overall last year, unveiled its new STR10 car on Saturday, and Tost has set the bar high.The target is fifth place in the constructors championship which means that the drivers must be permanently in the points, an adamant-sounding Tost said. Im convinced we had a real strong package. We started quite early with this car and put in a lot of effort. Edinson Cavani Jersey . 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Kenneth Farieds three-point play put Denver ahead by 20 with just over six minutes to play.We really ramped up defensively in the third quarter. We got after it, got active, and played with a lot of energy, Nuggets coach Brian Shaw said. We held them to 15 points and were able to score 36 ourselves. We were able to do that off our defence. That was our best quarter all season.DeMarcus Cousins had 32 points, 13 rebounds and a season-high four blocks for the Kings, who are 4-8 since coach Tyrone Corbin replaced Michael Malone on Dec. 15. Rudy Gay scored 22 points, and Darren Collison had 15 points and seven assists.The Kings, who have dropped 16 of 22, were coming off one of their best games of the season, holding Oklahoma City to 32.6 per cent shooting in a 104-83 win Wednesday.We just came out slow in the third quarter. They were shooting a high percentage in the first half and I think it caught up with us, Collison said.The Nuggets improved to 16-14 since they dropped six of their first seven games this season.Denvers starting backcourt has played quite well of late. Afflalo is averaging 23 points on 55 per cent shooting in his last five games. Lawson is averaging 19.6 points and 8.6 assists over the same stretch.Afflalo had 11 first-quarter poinnts against Sacramento, and Lawson scored 14 in the third. Layvin Kurzawa Paris Saint-Germain Jersey. We were a group of guys at the beginning of the season who were just getting assembled and it took time for us to get our rhythm and start playing well together, Afflalo said.That rhythm was evident against the Kings, with all five starters scoring in double figures. The Nuggets made a season-high 47 field goals and shot 55 per cent from the field.Rookie centre Jusuf Nurkic and J.J. Hickson had 16 points apiece for Denver, and Faried finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds.Denver ran off eight straight points to open the second half. Lawson scored 12 points in the first five minutes of the third, when the Nuggets took advantage of lacklustredefence by the Kings, getting easy look at the offensive end and winning the rebound battle 16-5.NOTHING FREE THIS TIMEIn the Kings prior two meetings against the Nuggets this season, both victories, Sacramento drew a whopping 97 total free-throw attempts. The Kings made 18 of 24 attempts Friday night and shot zero free throws in the third quarter.TIP-INSNuggets: Denver could see the return of two significant players - centre JaVale McGee and forward Danilo Gallinari - in the next week. McGee (left tibia) has missed 17 consecutive games, and Gallinari (torn meniscus) has been out since Dec. 22.Kings: Struggling rookie Nik Stauskas had 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting in almost 20 minutes of action. ... 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