Despite lagging behind his teammate in 9 of the 14 classifications we have taken in 2021, Sainz did not shrink after his ‘worst Ferrari race’ at Zandvoort and attacked the most on his last attempt.
With all efforts fully focused on 2022 for several races already, Ferrari took to the track in their home Grand Prix with the firm hope of advancing to Q3 and, from there, trying to get as high as possible. Unlike Red Bull with its circuit in Austria, the Scuderia car does not sit particularly well on the wide straights of the Italian track, especially after that setback it received last year from the FIA.
Even so, Carlos Sainz He tried to squeeze his SF21 to the fullest out of what is now his hobby to give them joy as he hopes to make an even bigger leap than this year once the regulatory revolution is implemented.
“It has been a qualy already difficult from the beginning, especially Q1 with so much traffic», Recognized # 55 after finishing for the fourth time in the season ahead of his teammate Charles Leclerc. «We have been able to improve little by little. From the beginning we saw that Top 5 it was so far; we would like to be there in front of all the fans, but we know that this circuit is one of the worst for our car, “he continued.
“Even so, we have improved a lot compared to last year. You see where the Ferrari was last year and it was very far away. Two cars in the Top 8 and a good lap in Q3 that makes me make up for a bit from the last two races»Added the Spanish. The FIA notified that it will study what happened in the pitlane after seeing, one more year, a poor image of what they expect F1 to be.
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“The traffic is clear that it has been complicated. The last lap in Q3, knowing that everyone is going to throw ourselves away with the risk that this entails here in Monza with the gravel loopholes. We were able to do a good lap, above all in the last sector I have managed to throw myself more hard in the Parabolic and in Ascari, which has been able to give me that decimation that the time has given me in Q3, “said Sainz.
To the sprint… and to attack?
The one in Monza will be the second race weekend that is governed by a different format to locate a classification to sprint on Saturday after a kind of warm up with the previous Free 2. Although he left more doubts than joys at Silverstone, Sainz hopes to maintain his position at least or even win the odd at the start.
«Right now we are where … where we are going to be, I even think Red Bull should be in front of us. A good start would surely help, or two good starts, to gain positions that we don’t really have in rhythm. We are going to see where we are, because the race is going to be tough, especially because of the top speed, which we know is not our strong suit, ”the Madrid native revealed.
“It’s going to be fun. I hope you are not too unhappy today with that 7th and 8th, because the truth is that there is not much else. They know our chance comes next year, This year we are trying to get back on track a bit, and I think it is doing well, “he concluded.