Sainz revealed that he rode with some aerodynamic and mechanical problems

Carlos Sainz finished 5th in the 2024 F1 Imola GPa race in which the Spaniard lost position to Oscar’s McLaren Piastre in strategy. However, the Ferrari driver did not blame the strategy of Ferrari and he attributed the problem that prevented him from Sunday’s race to two setbacks the team discovered on Saturday after qualifying, two things related to the aerodynamics of the car and the engine. He lacked rhythm and in the end he suffered many aerodynamically passing laps, although there were a few scares.

“There was a lack of rhythm. After qualifying, we found some problems that I know will affect us today. I know it will be a difficult race, that we will spend a little. We have to study it calmly, because I don’t I will allow myself to have a boring race in the sense of not being able to fight and there are inconsistencies in the car. So between the aerodynamic side and the engine side there has been something that has not worked and we will have to look ,” he told the Spanish press present in Imola.

THE STRATEGY

“It wasn’t worth it to extend because nothing happened (no safety cars) and in the end they gave me an undercut and we couldn’t extend either (Piastri passed him who stopped earlier in the pit).”

HE HAD A LITTLE REACTION BUT LOST TIME IN DOUBLES

“Then came the turns and I lost the temperature in the tires. And then with the dirty air and the inconsistency, the car was uncomfortable because when going through the corners I couldn’t go fast, because the car gave the I had a lot of fears. And later on I got worse.”

BARCELONA, GOOD OPPORTUNITY. AND MONACO?

“I think Barcelona is a good opportunity for us. Monaco is a very particular circuit to see. And then at the pace of the race we were there with Charles, and that was the positive side, but we have to study what can happen and then for Monaco I’m sure everything will change and we have to push.