Carlos Sainz will not be able to take part in the Qatar Grand Prix this afternoonAfter experiencing a malfunction that Ferrari mechanics were unable to repair in time. One and a half hours before the race, which was to start at 19:00, moments of high tension occurred in the Scuderia pit when a possible leak was detected in the fuel tank of the Madrid driver’s vehicle.
As reported by DAZN F1, the Spaniard’s car suffered a malfunction. He was quite serious. and despite efforts to repair it against the clock, this was not possible and in the end Carlos had to start from 12th on the grid, having dropped out of the rankings early due to problems he had in qualifying on Friday at the Losail circuit. Q2.
After filling the tank with fuel to see if they could fix the SF-23, the problem reoccurred and they completed work on Sainz’s car, which unfortunately will not be able to race, as the folks from Maranello confirmed. few minutes ago.
Like this, Charles Leclerc It remains Ferrari’s only asset We are fighting with Mercedes for the teams’ second place.