He United States Grand Prix offered us one of the best sprint races since the arrival of this new format in Formula 1 in 2021. And this, largely thanks to the brilliant performance of Carlos Sainzwho was the great facilitator of the test in the Circuit of the Americas.
The Madrid player made a big comeback move from fifth position on the starting grid to second in which you crossed the finish line. In this brilliant comeback, the most notable moment was the duel with which he played Charles Leclerc.
From the first lap, the ’55’ showed that he had much more pace than his teammate, and being clear that his future was far from Ferrari, he went on the attack. During his first three attempts Carlos accepted everythingpushing to the limit and excessive braking. Leclerc did not want to give in either, and Three times they came close to touching..
At that point, the Monegasque complained on the radio in a clear attempt to get Ferrari to order Sainz to stop attacking. However, Carlos didn’t even give the team time to think about the situation, ripping off his teammate’s stickers with a spectacular overtake in the slowest zone of the circuit.
After the sprint race, the Madrid driver spoke about his battle with Leclerc and clarified that, despite a constant feeling of dangerthe Madrid player always had the situation under control.
“These were very good battles”
“The problem is that you are having fun with your teammate, but you are careful because the last thing you want is to wear itSainz explained in statements to ‘DAZN’.
“Obviously with Charles I always have to be more careful. There were so many battles and so many movements that it was always difficult to calculate them, but I think they were very good battles,” added the Spanish pilot.
In addition, he spoke about Ferrari’s chances of fighting for victory in the main race this Sunday, although it is clear that to qualify for the first place on the podium it is essential to improve on the fifth position on the grid in which he started. the sprint.
“We had a good pace to reach the McLaren and the Mercedes. We have to take advantage of it this weekend. The ideal would be to start earlier tomorrow to fight for victory“, declared Carlos Sainz, specifying that he will try to win during his last visit to Texas dressed in red.
