By a breath. Carlos again this time Sainz came very close to pole position of the Baku Grand Prix. A few minutes from the end of Q3, in fact, the Spanish driver had achieved the best performance, before being beaten by his teammate Leclerc. The Monegasque, on Saturdays, it is confirmed to be the fittest driver on the grid.
Sainz: "I pushed myself to the limit"
So nothing to do for Sainz though he doesn't get upset, On the contrary. In fact, the Spaniard finally sees the light at the end of the tunnel. In terms of feeling, Sainz seems to have found the right balance with his Classic Ferrari for sale to be able to fight again for the positions that count, as he himself stated at the end of the qualifying session: “It's what happens here in Baku when you've found your limit and go looking for something more. Today I went a little too far beyond that limit, but it was a good qualifying up to that point, because I was fighting for pole. It was some races that I struggled a bit, but this time I was more at ease and I was in the fight: this is important”.
Head to the race
Clearly starting fourth in race it won't be easy, especially considering that next to it will have the world champion Max Verstappen. Sainz knows it, and he doesn't want to make a mistake.
“Tomorrow we can have a good race. You have to stay calm. I'm obviously sorry about the position, because I think today we could have done first and second if I had done a good lap. But I'm happy with the car, because I think I'm starting to understand it better and I'm also driving it better. I'm still missing a little something in Q3, when I have to put the whole lap together. I didn't succeed this time, but I'll try again at the next race."
SOURCE: Motorsport.com
