Ferrari modified Sainz’s chassis after detecting a fault

It’s not the best way to approach a Grand Prix when three retirements have also accumulated so far in the season, but this time Ferrari saw the problem before the British GP started at Silverstone and will change Carlos Sainz’s chassis after that. find a problem where he will use it in the beginning, according to Albert Fàbrega from Silverstone.

Sainz spoke exactly at Media Day about reliability problems that could lead to grid penalties like Leclerc has already experienced in Canada. “Reliability I know has been a hot topic, but I think during the season, there are always reliability issues, for one team or another. Probably the strongest in that aspect is Mercedes, but when you look at it you Red Bull, they’ve had retirement in both cars ”.
“Ultimately everything is equal and we just have to make sure we keep doing our work in the factory to make sure those problems don’t recur. But when you push cars to the limit, like we do in the in. front of the grid, these things can happen. “

the first success

The first victory in F1 escaped Carlos, who ended up close to Max Verstappen in the previous meeting in Montreal, even though he had no chance of overtaking the Dutchman. “I like it more than anyone in the paddock, and I know a lot of people want that success for me, but I can assure you that at times I’ve been close, I’ve pushed hard, and tried everything I can. . Get it. And I have to be patient, I don’t have to chase it, and I think it’s coming. “

The journalists insisted on asking him if he was carrying the Teammate Leclerc’s rear wing configuration will allow him to pass the world leader in Montreal. No, I don’t think so. I think the speed was there throughout the weekend. in another, you need to be more than half a second in a lap faster. And yes, we were faster than Red Bull at many stages of the race, but we weren’t faster than two or three tenths, which wasn’t delta enough for overtaking. “.

“So with these vehicles, at least in Canada, if more than that we’re not the strongest car in the hairpin, then the only point to overtake is in the chicane, and you can’t really get it. All adds up , it’s circumstances. ” , explanation 55.

Not excluded for title

His confidence has been boosted in recent weeks, but not just because of second place in Canada: “I’ve been a bit more encouraged, not only for Montreal, but also in Baku, Monaco … I’ve had some good weekends with the car recently.

When asked if he would sacrifice that victory to help Leclerc in the World Cup, he avoided answering: “Manalo, kung manalo ako, it would help for sure. And it would help me, who is also in the fight.” And they asked him about him: “I don’t watch the title battle very much. Especially since I quickly fell out of there with my two DNFs, in a row, and then there was another zero in Baku. “

“Honestly, that kind of brings me back, but if I focus on winning races, I think it will get me back in the fight. So I’m going to focus on going into every race trying to get on the podium with each other, and let’s see where I get to the end. “
“But I don’t look at the championship as an obsession, I just look at it race by race, we’re going to try to win the first one. Then, if we don’t succeed, be on the podium in all of this, and then will be consistent, be Carlos again. ” consistent as I have been in my last few years in Formula 1, and then I should be back on top, ”he replied.

The Silverstone Challenge
Regarding Silverstone, he acknowledges that “it’s going to be a bigger challenge, because it’s more like Barcelona, ​​which is the circuit where I’ve suffered so far. So I think it’s a good reference to see how much I have advanced and how much I have improved in this car, because no doubt since Monaco I have become closer and more comfortable in the single-seater ”.

Sainz is looking for his first success in Formula 1, and many remember him as the sixth driver with the most races in history without winning.