Carlos Sainz blames ‘tricky tires’ for last-minute shunt during Singapore GP Qualifying
Carlos Sainz believed that the 'tricky' tire conditions at the Singapore GP were to blame for his embarrassing Q3 qualifying crash.
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Carlos Sainz was hopeful of repeating his 2023 performance at the Singapore GP. The tricky corners of the Marina Bay Street Circuit turned out to be a massive challenge for Sainz. The Spaniard crashed his chassis during the beginning of Q3. Hence, the 30-year-old blamed the crash on the tricky tires on the SF-24 chassis during the session.
Carlos Sainz crashed before beginning his first fast lap of the Q3 session and incurred heavy chassis damage. Sainz labeled the incident as ‘strange’ and laid out further information from his end. The Spaniard claimed that he had to let a few cars pass him which in turn decreased tire temps for him.
I had a very strange incident in Q3. I had to let a few cars by and had cold tires.Carlos Sainz said during the post-session interview
Apart from this, Sainz didn’t hesitate to accept his shortcomings in predicting tire grip on the turn. The 30-year-old claimed that he underestimated the cold tires while launching the fast lap. Hence, this showcased how tricky managing grip in the tires was around the Marina Bay Circuit.
I underestimated the cold tires launching the lap. It shows how tricky it is with the tires.Carlos Sainz added
Carlos Sainz: "I had a very strange incident in Q3. I had to let a few cars by and had cold tyres. I underestimated the cold tyres launching the lap. It shows how tricky it is with the tyres."
— Junaid #JB17 (@JunaidSamodien_) September 21, 2024
Carlos Sainz claimed ‘black magic’ made him crash in Singapore Qualifying
Following the incident, Carlos Sainz was questioned about the underlying reasons for the crash. Sainz had a hilarious reaction to this question. The Spaniard claimed that some sort of ‘black magic’ caused him to crash on track. Additionally, he highlighted that he couldn’t attribute the behavior of the tires to anything.
There is some BLACK MAGIC. I can't attribute the behaviour of the tires to anything. I don't know.Carlos Sainz noted
? Carlos Sainz, tras su accidentre: "Hay algo de MAGIA NEGRA".
— Fórmula Directa (@FormulaDirecta) September 21, 2024
"El comportamiento de los neumáticos no lo puedo atribuir a nada. No lo sé".#F1 #SingaporeGP ?? pic.twitter.com/Z1nX5RSnRH
Even Charles Leclerc couldn’t manage a fast lap over the Q3 session at the Singapore GP. Hence, both the Ferrari drivers are set to start the race from P9 and P10 respectively. As a result, both will have to work extremely hard on track to move up the pecking order in the 62-lap race.
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