The man from Madrid was jubilant after his first win in Formula 1, not only for achieving it, but also for how he achieved it
Carlos Sainz will never forget his 150th Grand Prix. The Madrid man became the 112th driver to take a Formula 1 win, on a podium like Silverstone, the cradle of the sport, and in a race where he took all .
“It couldn’t have been more difficult,” admitted the Madrid man. The idyll with this legendary track, where he took his first absolute victory in single-seaters and where he did that first test with an F1 in 2013, is now absolute. “We suffered, but we kept our heads down, calm and tried to stay in the race in case something happened. Indeed, it finally happened and we took the opportunity,” he commented, proud of his work and how it had turned out for him.
“Today we won a lot of fights: on the track, with Max at the start, then that little mistake, then…”, he said when Verstappen himself interrupted the interview to congratulate him. Good friends for years (they were teammates at Toro Rosso, when they both debuted), it wasn’t for less. “Today I wasn’t as happy with the car as I was on Friday, I think it looked like it would suffer a bit… we have to take it easy. Thanks to the fans for all the support over the years, since my arrival in Formula 1 until now… It’s a great day for me, for Spain in general. I am very fortunate to have this opportunity to race for Ferrari, enjoy it to the fullest and now take advantage of it,” he emphasized at the end.
His relationship with Ferrari will change from now on. That team-order rebellion behind the safety car, when he let go of that prominent “stop inventing” to disobey and not give his team-mate Leclerc an advantage, may have opened a gap in the team. The cordiality in a team is usually broken when both fight for the same goal of winning, and this Sunday Sainz confirmed he can do it.
You will read the consequences later. For now, Sainz should enjoy. “It’s unbelievable, the first win 150 races later, with Ferrari, at Silverstone… you can’t ask for more. It’s a very special day and weekend that I will never forget.”
Although the Spaniard of the day was Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso shone in a very remarkable Grand Prix at Silverstone. His best result of the year, fifth, could have been slightly more if he had been able to with a Charles Leclerc who eventually ended up desperate with the tires, totally out of the game.
So much so that he had to defend himself somewhat illegally, according to Alonso, who recalled the sanction he received in Canada for something similar. “I hope to finish fourth as Charles (Leclerc) moved three or four times ahead of Hamilton on the back straight. I moved once in Canada and was given a five second penalty, so moving three times will inflict a 15 second penalty on Charles,” Alonso joked to analyze his career.
Aside from this eloquent message to the FIA, Alonso was very pleased with the result. “The truth is that very well, I think it was the best race of the year in terms of competitiveness. The first start we did quite well and then unfortunately we were moved again. Everyone who got behind us disappeared, so everyone got positions except the top seven,” he said.
In the end he fought for higher positions, but he preferred a fifth in hand. “We could have fought a little more, but to tell you the truth, I was more worried about Norris than Leclerc. Ever since I saw the three changes of direction I knew it would take five seconds. If they weren’t, I would it be a movie,” he repeated. You can wait sitting down: the FIA hasn’t even written it down.
Source: La Verdad
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