Sainz, to win from pole: “More than ever, I want to finish the job”

Carlos Sainz achieved pole in F1 Singapore GPhis second in a row after the achievement in monza. He did so in a massive display of dominance, outscoring his rivals in each of his two Q3 tests, always coming out on top. In his first lap, he got 2 tenths from Leclerc, three from Norris and six from Russell. And in the last attempt, knowing his speed, he revealed in a press conference and on ‘DAZN F1’ that he knew he just had to focus on making no mistakes and that would be enough for him to get to the pole. It shows his confidence in his speed in Singapore. This pole not only means the confirmation of his good form, it also counts for more than the achievement monza. There, he knew that winning was almost impossible because of the efficiency of red bull. In Singaporequite the opposite: success is possible.

He knows that the wear of the Ferrari tires is greater than the others and that his race speed should be a bit worse. But it’s in your favor to go out first. In Singapore it is very difficult to catch up and to achieve this you need a big time difference. Carlos has to defend himself above all else to win. But it is possible.

“I feel good. We felt good since Free Practice 1, and in Free Practice 2 and 3 we increased our confidence. In Q3 I knew I shouldn’t make any mistakes and that’s what I did, a clean lap. That was gave me another pole position, it was an incredible feeling. More than ever, I want to get the job done, unlike at Monza. “I want that victory.”Carlos declared.

“If I believe in winning? I have more confidence than Monza because of the track configuration. I think it’s easier to maintain track position here and that gives me confidence. In terms of speed, looking at the data on long runs, Mercedes and Aston and Red Bull seem to be faster than us and in terms of tire wear,” he commented. For all this, the man from Madrid is preparing to defend himself in everything: “So we have to do a bit of a defensive race, but I’m not discounting the fact that on this track we can hold first place because it’s harder to overtake than on other tracks. That race speed is like our Achilles heel” he added.

HIS GOOD STATE OF FORM

“We had a few sessions and some good laps on the soft tyre. This is a good sign. It also means that I go with confidence, that I get the most out of the car and bring out my full potential, which I think is always the goal. And the truth is that again this weekend I am confident from the first lap of free practice 1 and I am put in very good sectors, good lap, no mistakes, and nothing, pole position, so I can’t complain.”

YOUR STRATEGY FOR THE POLE

“I was very fast even without a perfect lap, without an amazing lap, I found myself in the first position and I know that for the Q3 lap, if I do a lap without mistakes, seeing how fast I am, I will get of pole position. . And I concentrated on that, on not making any mistakes. There were even a few corners where I could have taken a little more risk. But it was a clean lap, which usually in Singapore always ends up on payment and it gave me pole position with a good lap.

THIS IS HOW HE SAW THE VERSTAPPEN DISASTER

“My engineer told me that the two Red Bulls are gone and obviously not bad news to receive. I still expect them for tomorrow, not so much for ‘qualifying’. There’s always a fight with Max, but with Lando, George, Charles, we’re all close to free. It’s decent news, yes.”

THE LAST SECTOR, KEY

“I think one of my strongest points of the weekend was keeping the tires alive until that last sector and I made sure to maintain that advantage in Q3, because in Singapore it’s easy to push hard and get the tire hot and finish losing the turn I didn’t take any chances, it was a clean lap and it was enough to take pole position. “I’m very happy with him.”

FERRARI’S PERFORMANCE IN SINGAPORE

“I’m surprised. Because we always had problems and we always lacked rhythm on these high-load tracks. And in Singapore we have become one of the fastest or fastest. I’m very happy because we’ve made progress to extend this high downforce package and we’ve done a great job. But historically, Ferrari is also good here and so am I, because I like to drive on this track. It’s a great job but it’s also a track that suits the car, unlike Zandvoort.

CONFIDENCE FOR THE FUTURE, YOUR BEST MOMENT

“I won’t lie, I feel very confident with the car and I’m driving very well. Probably at the best level since I arrived at Ferrari and I am getting my full potential. I like that. And with the work of my engineers I am getting more potential from the car and that will give me more confidence in the future. But you have to keep working on your race pace. You’ve seen what happened at Monza. It will be another good test to see how much we have improved in that area.”