“We finished where we deserved, which was behind Alonso,” said Calos Sainz in the mixed zone. The first race of the 2023 Formula 1 season needs to be positive for Ferrari to gain good momentum after the disappointment of losing in a big way against Red Bull in 2022.
The man from Madrid, who started from fourth position on the starting grid, made a good start, although he had to settle for his same place at the end of the race, behind the Spaniard.
“We tried everything, that’s for sure, the truth is we held up a bit, but then, little by little, the race developed and we finished where we should have been, which was behind that Aston Martin. [el de Fernando Alonso]”, he assured the microphones of DAZN F1.
“We have seen from the trials [de pretemporada] that will make us suffer. This is clearly the rhythm [de carrera] It is not our forte because of the degradation, we know from last year that this is a pending issue, and we have a very small margin to fight,” he added.
“When I fought with Fernando [Alonso], Hamilton was behind, and I regained the tires to leave him. You can’t pull, because at the minimum you push, you wear out the tires, it’s not perfect, and it’s a weak point that we have to improve, because the Red Bulls are on another planet, and even the Aston Martins,” he said.
However, one of the images of the event was the battle between the two Spaniards: “Obviously, I always respect Fernando, and I think it was a good fight, difficult, but good, with a podium for him and Aston Martin, they Congratulations, and next time we will try to do better,” he said.
Sainz also spoke about the abandonment of his teammate Lecrerc, one of the concerns at Ferrari and looked to the next race: “[El motor] We always have it in total, in the banks [de pruebas] It doesn’t give us problems, so it’s something we need to investigate to solve. Arabia is a less exhausting circuit, especially at the back, and that will suit us better. There are also more direct routes, and it seems that this year our car is more efficient there, certainly for Jeddah we can think differently”, concluded the man from Madrid.
Source: La Verdad
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