Carlos Sainz finished fourth in the American Grand Prix this SundayHe was pleased with his performance at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, where he battled former teammate Lando Norris for the podium in very intense final laps.
The Madrid driver, who finished fifth in the World Championship with 168 points, 9 points from his partner, said, “I think we got the best out of the race. We had a very solid race and were very close to the podium.” Monegasque Charles LeclercIn COTA.
“After yesterday’s pace in the sprint race I saw that it was very complicated, but we did everything almost perfectly and got a great fourth place,” he admitted. While Carlos was once again on the side of the coin at Ferrari, Leclerc was also on the tailHe finished sixth after starting from pole position.
“There were a few laps where I took 1 second off Lando and I thought a podium was possible. Yesterday this was unthinkable, but today he must have suffered with the tires and I felt comfortable.. In the end I lost a lot of time but it wasn’t enough,” Sainz added.