The man from Madrid fought to the end for the win in Canada, but came up short
While many would already sign to take second place, Carlos Sainz was disappointed after finishing the Canadian GP. The Ferrari driver came very close to beating Max Verstappen, but the Dutchman’s impotent final pace was enough to deprive the Madrid native of his long-awaited first F1 win.
«I pushed to the limit, I didn’t leave a millimeter with the wall and in the last braking I pushed with everything, with the battery. I tried everything to pass Max, but today we lacked that little bit of extra pace,” he said. “We lacked in the hairpins to get speed for the chicane. We were faster, we were in the race, but we needed this bit to overtake,” the Madrid resident concluded in his analysis.
Sainz admitted he is a little disappointed that he cannot win, although the balance of effort and attitude is clearly positive. “I’m really happy with the pace of the race and that I was able to put pressure on Max throughout the race. I think we made the stop at the right time, we tried everything and we were very, very close to winning today,” said Sainz, who has a total of 102 points.
Fernando Alonso was the only driver from above to deteriorate his grid position at the finish (and was later penalized). From second on the grid and serious contender for the win or at least a podium, to add two bad points. Far from it is the goal that was raised.
Before knowing the penalty that sent him from seventh at the finish to ninth in the final standings, Alonso was disappointed with what had happened. “Pace wise it was a pretty good race. We could have fought for the podium as Hamilton is on the podium and we were more or less controlled ahead of him…” he explained, before admitting that he had a breakdown that left him far from his goal.
“From lap 20 or so we had an engine problem: in the drive system it cut the KERS in the middle of the straights. More or less, it was eight tenths or a second per lap that I was losing, and to be on the DRS train with Ocon or Leclerc,” he said.
Worst explained is Alpine’s strategy. Alonso did not charge the ink to the team. “We haven’t had any luck,” he said. “I got through the finish line and the ‘virtual’ came out; Just as I was about to enter the pits, it was over. It took exactly those two minutes that I wasn’t in the pit lane, but well… luck was not on our side today, as usual. Engine problem, back in my car… the truth is it hurts,” he said at the end.
Source: La Verdad
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