The goal was to try to limit the damage and, in this respect, Carlos Sainz was truly incredible. The Spanish rider concludes the Sprint in second place in the standings, between the two Mercedes di Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
What a performance!
As you know, due of the five penalty positions to be paid tomorrow, Carlos Sainz will be forced to start from seventh place. Precisely for this reason the number 55 of the Ferrari today he gave everything. He undoubtedly found the feeling on the F1-75, which in Mexico for example it was totally absent, but above all he managed to be incisive in the decisive moments, such as the attack on Verstappen and the defense of second place in the final laps on Hamilton.
Sainz: "We have good pace"
A big Sprint that can load a lot Sainz in view of tomorrow. Speaking of the race, the Spaniard wanted to comment on his mini race in this way.
“Normally we have a little more degradation than the Mercedes. They pushed hard, while I tried to recover positions right from the start and then battled with Max and George. I had to be aggressive because tomorrow I'll have to serve the penalty, and I think 2nd place was the best. I'm happy with my race and pace, just that Mercedes really seem to have recovered a lot recently and recovered in the race. Max and I were at the limit and it was difficult to overtake. I went very tight in turn 1 to overtake him because with the Red Bull you are either aggressive under braking or you don't overtake them on the straight, because they are so fast."
“I'm sorry if there was a little contact between me and Max, but this is racing and sometimes you have to attack. We have pace this weekend, but maybe the Mercedes have something more than us, so it will be interesting tomorrow to see what happens with the mediums like Verstappen did today. It will certainly be necessary to overtake them on the track, because I will start from 7th place and we will need a good race if we want to beat them".
STATEMENT SOURCE: FormulaPassion
