Podium for Carlos Sainz in his first season, the Spaniard actually closed the Bahrain GP in third place behind the two Red Bull drivers.
Sainz, Bahrain GP closed as driver of the day
Carlos Sainz's 2024 season couldn't have started better. In a year in which he must achieve his best to find a place in F1 in 2025, the Spaniard had a solid race, recovering positions.
So Carlos Sainz at the microphones of sky sports f1 in the post-race: “Today was a difficult test because we are on the circuit with the asphalt that causes the most degradation on the rear in the entire championship. We learned a lot from the tests, putting everything into practice today: in the first stint I saved the tires wellIn fact, in the last laps before the pit I was able to push. Then I did my race, I overtook, I enjoyed myself and we finished close to RB, which isn't easy here".
“There will be circuits where we can compete with Red Bull”
A thought also regarding the gap with Red Bull. “We have to do as we did at the end of last year, playing it with Perez, but it's difficult to control the degradation like Max does. – Said the Spaniard, who adds: – He's still a little ahead of us in this. To fight with Verstappen you have to start in front of him with both cars, trying to play strategically, but if he starts in front it's difficult because Max does his race and has a very strong pace. I think there will be circuits where we can do it, but here the RB was clearly superior".