In press conference which opens the race weekend in Austria the Spanish pilot of the Ferrari he shared all of his happiness after the results obtained at Silverstone. A victory as much dreamed of as sweaty, given the tussle continues during the GP. A fight that most of the time, with Verstappen bound to the middle group after a puncture and problems with the bottom, it moved entirely on the Ferrari axis. Charles Leclerc e Carlos Sainz they had the green light to fight, something that also allowed the opponents to get closer slowly.
This ignited quite a few controversies given that, in the finale, a Safety forced the Maranello team to one strategic choice more focused on favoring Sainz's race rather than Leclerc's. Ascertained that there was time for a double pit stop, the statements of binotto have insinuated many doubts about Ferrari's goals. In addition the radio team of the Spaniard, very close to his first career victory, unleashed a wave of unreasonable hatred, given that, as he reiterated today Sainz, at that point, there was very little he could do to protect Charles from Hamilton and Perez, both with a softer and new compound.
Two prong attack
Now the two are 11 points behind in the championship and it is clear that the team will allow them to continue racing without hierarchies. All for recover as much ground as possible on Red Bull, playing it with a two-pronged attack.
Right choice at Silverstone
In judging team strategies Sainz has declared to be in agreement with the choice of the wall, about not forcing him to pass Charles in the final and take space with his opponents.
"In the end, Ferrari won and I think it was the right decision not to distance the restart. It was decided to ensure victory for Ferrari. When I was in that situation I knew exactly what to do and I think the team understood“, these are his words in the press conference of Red Bull Ring.
However, Ferrari was mainly wrong in not stopping the Monegasque as the data also stated that the Reds had plenty of time to switch both to the soft tires and lead an attacking finish to the race.
Sainz chasing other victories
The weekend in Austria with the presence of Sprint qualifying particularly stimulates the Spanish rider who, still incredulous of the first victory, wants to continue to collect important points to demonstrate that he can fight for the world championship. “I can't describe my satisfaction, it's hard to explain what happened in my head. It's a great feeling that I'm assimilating. It starts again immediately with Austria with the Sprint Race e the win at Silverstone made me even more hungry.This weekend will be very intense. After free practice 1 we have to guess the set-up because after free practice 1 there will be qualifying. We have seen how much the DRS can affect these new cars. It will be a beautiful race. "
Statement source: Formula Passion; Sports Courier
