Carlos Sainz finished 6th in the Belgian F1 GP after George Russell’s disqualification, which gave victory to Hamilton, and he knows that he has the speed to achieve a better result at the wheel of his Ferrari. The strategy chosen by your wall is incorrect.
He hurt his last bad lap in qualifying, forcing him to start 7th, and this Sunday, after a great first stint where he extended his first stop on hard tires longer than his rivals, he could have achieved a better final result if he had chosen the right strategy today.
Contrary to what the computers said, the best plan for this Sunday was to stop. Russell did so and won before his disqualification. So did Stroll and Alonso, which brought them into the points position. But Ferrari didn’t risk a day where the hard tires barely dropped.
“It’s all been a little bit different. We did very well on the hard tire and we even got the position on the harder tire. Then our rhythm is very good. The stop looks good to us. Also, I don’t know why, to be honest, we didn’t take as much risk as we did with the first tire.”Carlos Sainz explained to ‘DAZN’.
“Going out hard, we probably should have stayed out there on the hard a little longer like Russell did on his second run, because obviously this tire is hardly going down. So we have to study it a little more calmly, because we did about one and a half stops, not one, not two. “It cost us quite a bit,” he added.
“Honestly, I’m comfortable. I’m fast. We did 8 or 9 laps with the medium tire (for a very short second before going back to the hard), a lot of the race with the hard tire, I don’t think so. “We maximized the pace of the race today, because if you look at the last stint, it was quite fast.”continued the Spaniard.
“We have to study yesterday’s qualifying, which was a lap where things didn’t work for me. The speed of the rain yesterday was good and today too, but it was clearly in the starting position and not maximizing the now we have an expense the weekend,” he concluded.
To Williams in 2025?
Before finishing his remarks, Carlos was asked if the press can be assured of this summer break or if his future will be confirmed. “It’s a vacation, that’s what matters.”concluded Sainz, without giving any hints despite the fact that his signing for Williams for 2025 is gaining momentum in the paddock.
Source: La Verdad
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