“Before the weekend I knew that we wouldn't be very competitive on this track. Afterwards I thought yes and that we could fight for pole“. With these words exclusively to Sky Sport F1, Carlos Sainz analyzes the performance and the sixth position achieved in qualifying for the Spanish GP. With what was seen during the test sessions from yesterday, in particular with Carlos Sainz who seemed particularly fit on the car characterized by the new updates, at home Ferrari we certainly cannot be satisfied with the result of qualifying, considering that in front of the two Red SF-24s there are the two Mercedes, Verstappen's Red Bull and also the poleman Lando Norris on McLaren.
Sainz after qualifying for the Spanish GP: "The goal can be the podium"
“In Q2 – continued Sainz – we saw that McLaren and Red Bull had more. The truth is that they have improved a lot in the last few races, while we are slower. We have to start winning because they are stronger." Tomorrow, therefore, will certainly not be an easy race for Ferrari. However, as explained by Sainz, but also by Leclerc himself, the objective will be to try to reach the podium. Mission possible, but not so obvious: “If we start well and stay in the top five we can try to reach it – admitted the Spaniard. However, if we are in sixth place, it will become really complicated."
