A less than an hour from the departure of Qatar GP, Ferrari announced that Sainz will not run for a breakdown: what to do Fantasy F1?
The bad news
There are bad days and no Grands Prix. And then there are weekend no and Grands Prix that just can't be raced, like that of Qatar for the Spanish Carlos Sainz (as we will see later in Fantasy F1). According to some Tweet of the stable of Maranello, the number 55 he found himself at not being able to participate to the Qatari competition at little less than an hour from the start. The reason for this huge hitch is one fuel system leak of his SF-23.
Un weekend its nefarious for the red, since also Leclerc had some difficulties this Friday. But similar difficulties – such as not to start a car – did not occur since two years. And always at home Ferrarthe. The journalist Federica Masolin he in fact recalled: “The last time a car didn't actually leave the pits was at Monaco 2021“. That was the time Leclerc. Following the damage he had caused to his Red against a guard rail on the track, looking for pole position, towards the end of qualifying in his home GP.
Sainz and Fanta F1: the changes
But returning to today's events, what repercussions has this unpleasant occurrence in Sainz on the Fanta F1? First, the Madrid drops by – 10 points in the ranking for missed departure in competition. He cannot therefore be deployed in any way. Secondly, it should be kept in mind that his retirement is not cumulative with the prediction: “Number of drivers withdrawn from the race“. This depends on the fact that they are considered as such only i pilots who retreat after the departure, and not before (NP vs. DNF).
