Sainz: “It was a difficult Friday but I trust in a step forward”

Carlos Sainz had a rough first day of the season on his wheel Ferrari SF23. The Spanish driver was unable to set a time in the first free practice when he spun in his re-attempt due to the massive rebound his car suffered at turn 9, and later, in free practice 2, he was unable to set a competitive time. either. The Spaniard finished 14th, 1″049 behind the best time set by Fernando alonso 6 tenths off his partner’s time charles leclerc, which is 4th. The driver from Madrid made sure he was focused on finding the key to his car’s settings, something Ferrari will have to do this Friday night. In this sense, Sainz is confident that the team will find a solution to its balance problems to be more competitive in Saturday’s qualifying.

“Friday was more complicated than we initially expected. The balance was different and we changed the car throughout the session to try to correct its main limitations”, commented the man from Madrid in the statement released by the Ferrari team at the end of the day. “It’s only Friday and I’m sure we can watch everything overnight and make a step forward tomorrow.”Carlos added.

“Our first day of free practice went well. We did a lot of laps and every time I felt more comfortable in the car, which is positive,” said Charles Leclerc for his part, more comfortable than when he came out of the pre-season test with the SF23.

“It’s still hard to know where we stand because everyone seems to have different plans, but we’re committed to ourselves and will continue to move in the right direction.”, added Leclerc, who in the morning tested the new wing that had already been broken in the pre-season tests, comparing the data of this piece with the more common wing worn by Sainz. Finally, Ferrari removed that rear wing from Charles’ car after showing a lot of movement and they went back to the detail that the man from Madrid had.