Sainz, interviewed on Friday's performance of the Australian GP, examines the differences between the outcomes FP1 e FP2 and goals of the team in view of future. Like Pérez, he confirms that the fundamental problem of this second free practice session was the pioggia.
Sainz: "This Friday was a bit compromised..."
"...from the rain during FP2, so we decided not to do too many laps in the rain,” declares the driver from Madrid on Scuderia Ferrari Instagram profile. As also noted by Sergio Pérez, bad weather was harbinger of hitches a bit for all the Formula 1 teams. Not all the teams were in possession of GPS to make weather forecasts. With consequent car groupings which caused many launched laps to abort to several pilots and several times. "so we chose, instead, to start preparing for tomorrow." The decision taken, therefore, is clear: avoid unnecessary risks in the rain, for work on the rearrangement of the car in view of tomorrow. Sainz therefore closed the second free practice session of the Melbourne Grand Prix in fifth position.
The utility of FP1
In reverse, FP1 proved to be really useful for the team"We have experimented with different configurations regarding the set-up“. For the dry, specifically: “trying to improve the relationship with the car and try to better understand the whole thing.” Carlos Sainz later says, as always looking for useful information from the data collected during the free practice session. A search that always unites with his own fighting spirit, with which he recalls: “We are working very hard to optimize everything and I am looking forward to the rest of the weekend. "
A dream hitherto marred by two difficult seasons and one not easy start not even in 2023 for the Spanish driver and Ferrari in general.
