Fréderic Vasseur replaces Mattia Binotto At the beginning of Scuderia, it is not making the expected premiere. Bahrain and Arabia are the two races that ended in great disappointment for the Maranello team and started to demoralize their drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc. “Aston Martin and Mercedes are one step ahead and we are not where we want to be,” said the Madrid driver, who finished sixth this Sunday ahead of his teammate.
“It’s been a tough race. It’s been a tough weekend for us overall. It doesn’t look like it’s much.” The rhythm of Aston Martin and Mercedes surprised us a bit.. In the last episode, they were obviously a little faster than us and moved away from us. That’s the sad truth,” Sainz explained, upset.
“They’re a bit ahead, especially at race pace, especially in the second half of the stints. We’ve already seen how Hamilton got away with the mid tyre. We lost a lot of value, overused the tire and in the end you make the race difficult but I have to say. After Friday we were expecting a little more first of all.“, added.
Regardless, neither Sainz nor his team is throwing in the towel: “We have to keep working, it’s clear we’re not where we want to be. It was a tough race for the team.. The pace they’re keeping in front compared to Charles and me clearly shows they’re one step ahead. You should keep your head down but not lower your arms and keep working. We have a long year ahead of us and I think we can develop this car that I think is not the fastest in the race at the moment. We have to keep working on the race pace and I’m sure there are better races to come.”