Sainz: “I’m as upset as the fans, but nothing more”

Carlos Sainz dreams of taking home pole and giving his fans, who have unconditionally supported him since Wednesday at the Passeig de Gràcia ‘Road Show’, a victory in the 2024 F1 Spanish GP this Sunday. however, The dream was completely lost because in Q2 he saw that McLaren and Red Bull saved three tenths which they did not expect from Ferrari. Carlos assured that he could never get out of his car, that he squeezed it hard, but “when it’s gone, it’s gone”, and he regretted not giving his best gift to the fans. that filled the stands of the Circuit this Saturday.

The Madrid native went from thinking about pole to starting 6thfound himself overtaken by Norris, pole-sitter, Verstappen (2nd), the two Mercedes and, finally, his teammate Charles Leclerc, who took 5th position from him by only 5 thousandths.

“Thank you all for your support. I am truly sorry that I could not give a better result to all the fans today. The truth is that I am just as upset that they are not in the first two rows, but when it’s gone, it’s gone”he said in front of the Spanish press present at the Circuit, along with MD, after the support received by everyone in the stands.

“Nothing happened in the last attempt. I think I did a good lap and got almost everything out of the car. Both Charles (Leclerc, his teammate) I think so We did two identical laps in the first and second rounds, and in the end, the details were half a thousand or half a mile up or down… but what worries me more is the distance of the pole,” he argued.

“After Free Practice 3, I had hope that we could fight him, but it was very quick in Q2 when McLaren and Red Bull put the engine on full throttle and put the car down, seeing that they were three tenths more than us this weekend and I was a bit surprised because I thought they didn’t have it. Carlos said.

BELIEVE IN YOUR PODIUM OPTIONS

“The podium is possible with a good start, but the reality is that we are still quite far from the race pace of Red Bull and McLaren on this type of circuit. three tenths away in the race, so we have to find a way to try to beat the Mercedes, get a good start and have a good strategy.

EXIT AND STRATEGIES, THE KEYS

“At the pace of the race this year we are very equal with Mercedes, McLaren and Red Bull. Sometimes we drop lower, but Friday’s breakdown is also out of this world. Maybe the same pace, maybe two stops, so I will have of to play at the beginning and in strategy and we will see, as always, at home I will try everything.”