Carlos Sainz could not race in the last Qatar GP due to a malfunction in his Ferrari’s fuel system, which the technicians detected two hours before the race and could not repair in time. A bucket of cold water for the driver from Madrid; but he has already turned the page and reached the top. Austin circuit, He took pole position in 2022 and was determined to challenge for the podium in the weekend’s two races, the sprint and Sunday’s main race.
“I didn’t have to recover physically after Qatar because I wasn’t racing, but I did manage mentally. Maybe it was good to skip it. I spent a few days in New York, which I had never been to before, because I had been traveling everywhere for nine years, but I had never been there. And now I am focused on returning to the podium this weekend,” said Sainz upon his arrival at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) this Thursday.
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He admitted that he had a strange feeling when he saw Losail’s race: “interested observer” he said, “I was aware of the strategy and I was constantly seeing where I could be if I left. How could I do this at any time? “It’s not worth it, because you’ll end up even more frustrated with all the ‘what ifs’, ‘what ifs’… that’s what happens.”
Regarding the gasoline leak, he said, “We changed many parts of the car to fix the problem that affected us in Qatar. We are looking for solutions not only in the short term but also in the long term.. It was a headache but we will try to have a good weekend, hopefully we won’t have any problems,” added an optimistic Carlos.
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Sainz not afraid of McLaren’s ‘sorpasso’ 79 points in the Brands World CupDespite the fact that the Woking men have shown in the last few grand prix competitions that they are the strongest team alongside Red Bull. “If we finish the races we should keep McLaren behind in the standings. But they have a very fast car, it looks like they’re the only ones getting close to Red Bull, even though we did that in Singapore. I talked about this with Lando Norris, who will be ahead in each session? “We don’t know… We’ll be hot in Austin too, I love this track and the atmosphere on Saturday and Sunday. I’ll forget about Qatar quickly.”