Sainz: “It’s not enough, but it’s the best for today”

Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) declared this Sunday after finishing third in the Las Vegas GP that the podium was “not enough” for what they expect from this Sunday’s race, but “this is the most” they can hope for.

“The start was a bit of a shock, as we expected to be strong in the mediums and only lasted eight or nine laps.“said Sainz, stressing that he was “not comfortable in the car” and that they lacked rhythm.

So, the Madrid native said that his third place and the fourth of his teammate, the Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), “it may improve”, but warned they will continue to “push” with the aim of getting close to McLaren in the Constructors’ World Championship.

“I’m hoping that Las Vegas will give me something back after what happened last year in the sewers and this will feel like payback.“said Sainz, who said that now they must focus on the future after the “great spectacle” of this race.

“We haven’t had a good day in general. 3rd was the best we could do at the end. The Mercedes was flying, we didn’t have a good race, we had grain problems on the medium, grain problems on the first hard tire.or, and then the second set of difficult ones I was able to correct, I changed some things in the drive settings and the steering and it seemed to help and we were able to finish the race decently, but we didn’t have what we needed to win ” he explained to the Madrid pilot.

About Verstappen and his world champion title, Sainz took the opportunity to congratulate him “because he achieved a great victory. He has already had several victories in a row, driving very well, at a very high level. He deserves the World Cup.”. He knows how to take advantage of the dominant car at the start, he knows how to manage a worse car at the end of the season and he deserves the title. I congratulate you”.