An qualification not that of Carlos Sainz which even ends ahead of schedule. The Spaniard, in fact, was unable to pass the cut for Q2 alone 2 thousandths su Fernando Alonso.
The explanation of what happened
In the post-qualification interviews at the microphones of Mara Sangiorgio, sent by SkySportF1, analyzed what went wrong in these official tests: “It's true that 2 thousandths is very little because even a tenth would put me much further ahead, but that's how it went. It's a shame that we had to do Q2 with the medium tire because it's a compound that I didn't have a feeling with all weekend. In the first sector I struggled more with the yellow than with the Hard. Certainly with a normal qualifying we could have done better, but with this regulation where you have to change the compound I also had to use the Medium and I didn't feel comfortable at all with this compound.".
Sainz on his Ferrari: “The conditions were not ideal”
The interview then continued and moved on to her behavior SF-23. The Ferrari driver also found in this aspect another reason for his early elimination: “Today there was a lot of wind and the track is made up of many long corners where we know our balance is not ideal. The grid has developed a lot since last year and is now much tighter. Our rivals like McLaren or Alfa Romeo are doing well, so we must continue to analyze the car knowing that this will no longer have to be the case.".
It will be an uphill race for Sainz on a circuit where overtaking is not easy at all.
Article by Francesco Orlando
