The Spanish Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), fifth in the Formula One World Championship, two weeks ago, after finishing third at the Miami Grand Prix (USA) signed his ninth podium in the premier category, it said Friday at the Montmeló circuit , before they began free practice for the Spanish Grand Prix -the sixth of the year-, whose “goal was not to beat” his Monegasque teammate Charles Leclerc, head of the championship, “but to beat them all”.
“My goal is not to beat Charles (Leclerc) in the ‘quali’; my goal is to beat them all,” Sainz, 27, said when asked at the official FIA (International Federation of the Automobile) press conference that took place in Montmeló in the event that he was overtaken by Monegasque, 5-0, in the internal qualifying duel.
“He’s been very strong in five Grand Prix this year; but I’m also not far from him; many times we’ve been only a tenth”, commented the Madrid driver, who is fifth in the World Championship with 53 points, 51 less than the pilot of the principality of the Côte d’Azur.
“And that situation could change at any time, once I finish fully adjusting to the new car,” said Sainz, who this year climbed the podium in the three races he has finished: he was second in Bahrain and third. in Saudi Arabia. , before repeating that result two Weeks ago on the new circuit built around Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium.
“I’m not satisfied with this circumstance, obviously,” said the son of the double world rally champion -and triple Dakar winner- Spanish of the same name. “But I always fight for pole position, so it’s not that bad,” added Sainz, who is entering his eighth season in F1, which coincides with his debut in Toro Rosso (now Alpha Tauri). as Dutchman Max Verstappen -current world champion, now at Red Bull-; and he was also a driver of Renault and McLaren.
“I’m not saying these new cars are dangerous,” Sainz said Friday in Montmeló. “I did say that the whole‘ porpoising ’thing (the bounces that the car gives, especially the straight ones) could be done differently with the new regulations,” Sainz said at the press conference before the free training, which they will. will start at 2 p.m. (12:00 GMT).
Source: La Verdad
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