I am happy, content, want to enjoy the moment. He reached his fourth pole. But above all, he achieved something that any driver who defends the colors of Ferrari dreams of at home, in Monza, in the ‘Temple of Speed’, under the watchful eye of the passionate and demanding Italian public. He did it. Carlos Sainz claimed the top position on the grid at the Italian F1 GP with a sensational lap in front of two of the best qualifiers on the grid: champion Max Verstappen and his teammate, Charles Leclerc. His pulse did not tremble. He had already warned on Thursday that he didn’t feel any extra pressure from the ‘tifosi’ when he got into the car, he felt a tickle before getting in. Most of all, I felt the desire and illusion to do everything. And this Saturday was his time to go to the pole.
He dominated Free Practice 2 and 3 but needs to finish. He did it without hesitation, on his last lap, when the steering wheel was burning more. He accepted the challenge in Q3 in a very close battle. Verstappen passed Leclerc in the last attempt. The local hope is Carlos. He started his turn in this way, as he explained to MD in the official press conference, so that the whole of Spain could enter Sainz’s car at that moment of maximum pressure: “I said to myself: ‘Come on Carlos’, he answered, with a laugh “Come on, come on,” Max repeated next to him between laughs.
“I don’t know. You never have in mind what you think when you go as fast as here (laughs), when you go with that much adrenaline, you really don’t have time to say much to yourself. When you see that you’re approaching the first corner at 348 km/h with these cars and jumping all over the place and you feel the vibrations and the speed and you just try to find your braking point as best you can even though sometimes it’s hard to find it, and you don’t have time to say to yourself ‘Let’s go’ or anything So because you’re looking at turn 1 from the start straight to find your braking point because you have to find it,” said he is here. newspaper.
He won on pole position in front of a dedicated audience who roared as they saw Carlos pass Verstappen ‘in extremis’. He wants to enjoy going out first against the ferraristas at the home of Ferrari. Not many can say that. Although it is realistic. He knows that it will be difficult to beat Max Verstappen, who has a better race pace. But as Carlos said, “it’s not impossible.”
“The race? I have the motivation and energy to win. The car was very good all weekend, especially in one lap. But I can’t lie: it’s difficult. In the race it’s a different picture than in qualifying. When the Red does Bull 5 or 6 laps on the tires and the tires started to degrade throughout the year they have been superior. I hope I have a good start and then I will give my best. With Charles we have to work as a team to apply. This is a great opportunity, but you also have to be realistic: the Red Bulls are usually faster in the race. I will try to win”, explained the Spaniard.
IS WINNING REALISTIC?
“I think it can happen. I don’t think it will be impossible tomorrow, especially starting from the first position. I can have a good start and I will do everything I can to be in front of Max. They were faster in the race this year but something can happen and achieve victory. I will try, I will go with an open mind for tomorrow, to put everything in the race and then adapt to the circumstances,” he added.
In this sense, he ignores the ‘curse’ that has followed the winner of Monza since 2019. Since then, the winner has suffered the following year. Last year Max won, who was attentive to the words of Carlos by his side. “One more question for Max. Honestly, I don’t believe in statistics or curses or anything. I think on Sunday the most deserving and fastest win and I’ll try, put it all together and enjoy also the day, going out. from pole position in Monza with Ferrari, with this energy, I have to enjoy it.”
HIS SENSATIONS AFTER THE POLE
“It’s hard to put it into words and describe the feelings of taking pole position for Ferrari at Monza. It’s incredible. Throughout the weekend, starting on Thursday, the support and the feeling we gave (the fans) were incredible. I’m sure they gave me good vibes and a positive feeling and I did one of my best laps ever in Q3 to take pole position. Very tight. I really enjoyed the lap this.”
FERRARI’S PERFORMANCE AT MONZA
“The car is completely different from FP1 compared to Zandvoort. That’s how it is. This year we can have a very good weekend and another very complicated one. We always try to maximize the car and get the most out of the car. Now the balance is very good, I have a lot of confidence in Ascari and Parabolica.”
HE WAS NOT ALERTED IN AN INVESTIGATION THAT WAS LOST
“I’m not too worried.”
YOUR YEAR 2023
“This year has been up and down in terms of speed. But I feel more comfortable with the car since the beginning of the year and I can drive the car more what I want and in terms of speed it has been difficult. season. This season which is the second part of the season, I hope to put everything together at the weekend like in Zandvoort and maximize the car.”
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
