Carlos Sainz He found himself with honey on his lips and the thorn of not winning, but he was very happy with his result in the United States Grand Prix of Formula 1. The Spanish driver finished second after an excellent strategic move with which he moved ahead Max Verstappenbut the winner was his teammate, Charles Leclerc. Double of Ferrari in the first of his last six races and the Madrid native was happy.
“Without a doubt,” he replied when asked if he still wanted to win. “First of all, congratulations to the whole team and to Leclerc for this incredible result which puts us where we wanted to be in the constructors’ championship. A large part of the race would be decided from the start. Verstappen and Norris They went with the knife and I got the worst of it. Despite everything, I will settle for second place because it was a good race,” he added.
This is how Sainz explained the key to second place and the positive results he has achieved this year. He sums it up in the difference in performance of his car between 2023 and 2024 and especially in the race classification: “This has been the strength of the car, how far we can go in the runs and the little degradation we have . I like running more than last year. This year we can go into attack mode without thinking about the tires. “I really appreciate it and I hope it stays that way until the end of the year.”
