Carlos Sainz prefers speed than reliability

With four dropouts on 2022 F1 World Cup, Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) Y Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) they are the two drivers who have accumulated the most retirement this season, but the Spaniard said reliability problems will be easier to resolve this year thanks to engine performance. ferrari.

Sainz further commented that he would rather enjoy the current specifications of the fast Ferrari F1-75 with reliability problems than a slower car with a more reliable engine.

The Madrid man had to leave on Sunday Austrian GP when he had it all to catch up with the Dutchman Max Verstappen and was second behind his Ferrari counterpart charles leclerc.

“As a team, we are still motivated and united. We’re going through a bump in the road, which I think after the step we took with the machine this year, I’d rather take that step and go through that bump than have a machine without power that’s more reliable, ”Sainz says the F1 website.

“I think as a team we’ve done a great job with this year’s machine. We’re going through some problems to be solved, I’m sure,” added the Spanish driver, who obviously failed in his four DNFs.

“It’s hard to find the right words, because obviously the one-two in Austria is pretty easy. I run hard, especially on hard tires. The degradation is very high, but we handled it well. In the last stage of the race the the car felt hard on the track until we had a problem and we had to retire ”, Sainz explained.

“The result was hard to accept because it cost me and the team a huge number of points for both championships,” Sainz added.

Ferrari team manager Mattia Binottoechoed Sainz’s frustration on Sunday, but insisted the Scuderia would get under problems with its engine.

“Of course we are very disappointed for Carlos Sainz, but I am sure he will fight in the next races. We still suffer from reliability issues, we know what they are and we should do everything we can to resolve them as soon as possible. I’m sure we can do it ”, said Binotto.