The Madrid man fought for pole until the last moments, which belonged to his teammate Charles Leclerc, with Alonso in eleventh
Carlos Sainz had a big challenge at the Miami GP this weekend. After the accident with which he ended his participation in Friday’s free practice, everything other than next Saturday would be disappointing. It didn’t hit the jackpot, but at least it significantly improved what had been seen so far. He will start second, the best starting position so far this season, and also the pinnacle of a front row Ferrari that hadn’t been seen before. Sainz cannot fail, far from it, after what happened in the previous two races, and Charles Leclerc, who will start first this Sunday, needs him. He will have Max Vertappen and Sergio Pérez behind him, without doubt his biggest enemies in a complex circuit that makes no prisoners.
In Q1 it was already clear that it would be a difficult classification. Although there was one driver less to compete with not to fall at the first change, as Esteban Ocon failed to start due to the accident he had in the third free practice, many drivers had to make an extra effort not to make a fool of themselves . One of them was a Lewis Hamilton, who once again made it clear that he was not comfortable with this W13.
While the Ferrari and Red Bull drivers had already tied their standings to the next round, the seven-time world champion had to stretch the available time as much as possible so as not to embarrass the thousands of fans he has in the United States. Fernando Alonso also had to fit an extra set of tires but both he and the Briton improved and made it through to Q2.
That’s where the joy ended, at least for the Spaniards. The quest for a good lap by the Alpine strategists with the only driver they had on the track proved to be regular. They waited until the last minute, assuming the gradual improvement in track conditions would give them enough time to go into Q3, but they came up short. Very briefly: only 32 thousandths took the Asturian into the ‘top 10’. Alonso will start 11th, which will force us to be very careful at the start and especially in those narrow areas in the second and third sectors where he lost everything.
The one who didn’t fail, and that’s already news considering what happened in the last Grand Prix, was Carlos Sainz. The man from Madrid, who ended up against the wall after a resounding mistake on Friday, fought tooth and nail with his teammate Charles Leclerc and with Max Verstappen himself to not only improve them, but also for the jackpot: pole position.
In Q3’s first attempt Sainz was seen to be capable of fighting. The Madrid man’s pace, from less to more, made him dream of seeing his first pole position in Formula 1. In fact, he was only eight hundredths of his teammate’s time at first, so he needed just that little bit more .
It was not easy, as Leclerc has found a perfect weapon for Saturday in F1-75, which has allowed him to add three of the five possible pole positions this season. Sainz will not be able to fail this Sunday as many eyes will be on him. But Leclerc won’t either… and in these circumstances it may be possible to dream of the best possible position for the Spaniard. After what you’ve been through in this campaign, why isn’t it possible to think that Carlos Sainz’s first win in Formula 1 will come in Miami?
Source: La Verdad
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