“I wouldn’t have the guts to do what Sainz did, it was his idea”

Carlos Sainz gave a lesson in courage and intelligence in the race to Singapore GP. Despite the pressure of George Russell, the Spaniard was smart and unnerved his rival by lifting his foot to increase the pace of the race and grouping the cars together to prevent George from attacking him in the pits. But in addition, he also used cunning in the most tense and crucial moment of the race, in the final laps. I already know him and the 2nd place, Lando Norris, could be easy prey for the two Mercedes, which came like rockets from behind with new tires. there, Carlos thought to allow Norris to get close to him with less than a second to give him the DRS so he could defend himself from the Mercedes on the straight. And it worked.

Therefore, after the race, Marc Gené, Ferrari ambassador, takes off his hat for the cold blood shown by Carlos Sainz in a moment of maximum tension, under enormous pressure from Mercedes, with the first victory of the year for Ferrari at stake and in the most physically demanding race of the championship. Even in those situations, Sainz was mentally fresh enough to make a difference in his tactics.

“Carlos has been great. “I wouldn’t have had the guts to do what he did,” commented Marc Gene on ‘DAZN F1’, revealing that the Ferrari team of strategists and the engineers of the Italian team were surprised by an idea that was only Spanish.

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Sainz surprises Ferrari

“The team was telling him (by radio) the distance to Russell (who was 3rd and coming at a good pace). And there was a moment when Carlos asked to give the distance to Norris. He asked for it. Carlos. The engineer asked him the reason and Carlos said that’s what he wanted.”commented Sainz.

“That was Carlos’ idea and no one in the team thought about it. Sainz’s composure, in addition to his speed, is something… I think, of the 20 drivers on the grid, few will think what he did. .” finished

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