Carlos Sainz finished 4th in last race of season, lost hamilton em sa 5th last position of the Drivers’ Championship after a decisive battle with the Englishman at the start of the race he lost valuable time which prevented him from fighting for the podium and forced him to go for a worse strategy of two stops compared to the only stop they made Verstappen (1st) and leclerc (2nd).
“It’s a pretty tough race. Especially in the beginning. With Mercedes I lost a lot of time. Firstly, with Hamilton doing the trick last year of skipping the chicane when it happened to him… the position was given back to me, the DRS took over and I passed again… that’s where I lost 5 or 6 seconds of the race that cost me a lot. Then I got my rhythm and I had to go to two stops because of so much time lost there but since then I managed to finish fourth, which is the highest goal after a rather bad start”, said the Spaniard. Mistake man from Madrid and Hamilton passed him in the first meters, but at turn 6 the Spaniard hacked him on the inside. Lewis cut the track to the inside and repositioned correctly. Carlos had to wait until lap 5 for Lewis to regain the position, but he did it strategically to catch the DRS seconds later and pass him again.Finally, Carlos passed the 7-time champion, but his options were lost.
Despite this, the Spaniard was “happy” to see how Ferrari achieved its two main goals in this race: second place in the Manufacturers and second place in the World Championship for his teammate Leclerc. “This is the goal, to finish second among the constructors and second among the drivers. And the truth is, we achieved it, so we should be happy as a team”.
With the curtain falling on 2022, Carlos Sainz is already thinking about 2023 after a course with a very difficult start to adapt to a car with new regulations that do not suit his driving style. He managed to do it in the second half of the season, fighting with the best and finally feeling comfortable in his Ferrari. From that base he wants to start an exciting 2023 where he wants to fight for everything from the beginning. “I am looking forward to next year because in the second half of this season I have become more comfortable, faster and now with the basis I have now I can do it to start next year strong.. It will be a different car. We will try to put the car to my liking from the start and start the season well”.
Source: La Verdad
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