“I’m struggling quite a bit to drive this car,” Carlos Sainz blames technical secrets for his average performances


“I’m struggling quite a bit to drive this car,” Carlos Sainz blames technical secrets for his average performances

Carlos Sainz

It’s been a tough string of races for Carlos Sainz keeping in mind the kind of aspirations that Ferrari has this year around. We expected everything to get back in order after his contract renewal on his own terms. But, the things have taken a turn for the worse ever since.

ADVERTISEMENT

It all started with his unfortunate collision with Daniel Ricciardo in Imola which saw him spin out of the race. It did get a little bit better in Miami where he was able to secure another podium but we still were hesitant in saying that the Spaniard has looked entirely comfortable on the car. Sainz was involved in tussle with Sergio Perez in Miami and had the Mexican not faced a power issue, he looked more suited to take that final podium place.

The most disappointing drive came in the Spanish GP. He might have been able to secure P4 but the performance was average to say the least. The Spaniard went into the gravel at the start which made him tumble down the pack and was eventually fortunate to secure P4 after the seven time world champion, Lewis Hamilton, faced overheating issues which made him a sitting duck in the last couple of laps.

Also Read: “It didn’t make any sense to let them fight,” Christian Horner explains Red Bull’s debatable team orders to Sergio Perez

ADVERTISEMENT

Carlos Sainz shifts the burden of blame from him to the technical problems with the car

Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz in Imola

On being asked about his current problems, Carlos Sainz has put the blame on technical secrets and private matters. He said, “You can probably see from the onboards and from the mistakes, that I’m struggling quite a bit to drive this car. I’m having to think out of the box, drive out of the box and with this comes mistakes.”

“The car is a bit too pointy for my liking. But that’s the way it goes: you can either adapt yourself, or you can bring your car a bit more to your liking.

“These two things, they take time and they take knowledge and experience. It takes mistakes, it takes trial and error. And this is what I am in the process of now,” as quoted by motorsport.

Carlos Sainz has had it tough in the last few races and would have to set it right if the Spaniard wants to keep a hold of his seat at Ferrari as they are lot of drivers would be looking in from the outside.

ADVERTISEMENT

Also Read: Tempo at Mercedes has shifted: “World title is still possible”

Also Read: “Mercedes showed that it needs to reach six PUs in 2021,” Mattia Binotto not worried about taking penalties on the grid