“Ferrari definitely look very close to being a genuine threat in Monaco,” says Carlos Sainz
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Carlos Sainz
Ferrari had a good start to the weekend at Monte Carlo, as Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc both put in impressive performances. Charles Leclerc topped the FP2 charts, whereas, Carlos Sainz finished second in both sessions. This was the first time that Ferrari finished first and second in a practice session, after the Brazilian GP 2019.
Carlos Sainz took encouragement from Thursday’s performance, but wanted to wait until the action resumes on Saturday. The Spaniard believes that Ferrari can challenge the likes of Mercedes and Red Bull at Monaco GP this weekend.
“We definitely look very close to being a genuine threat,” Sainz said.
“I think we need to wait until FP3, because things change a lot from Thursday to Saturday here. There are some drivers that stand back a bit on Thursday, just because they want to take it easy, and then suddenly on Saturday, like Lewis always does, he’s super quick,” he added.
Carlos Sainz looks forward to a good weekend in Monaco
Carlos Sainz stated that the signs from the first two practice sessions are positive, and they hope to build on their performance. “We will see. It’s nice to see at least that we are closer to the front, that we’re actually playing around there at the front. It’s encouraging for the team, and there’s some positive signs that the car in the corners is actually not that bad,” said Sainz.
Carlos Sainz has an impressive record in Monaco, scoring points in each of his five races in Monaco. He finished sixth in 2017 and 2019, which is also his best performance in Monte Carlo.
“I was used to a different car around here, last time I was in Monaco, with a very different balance. Now I arrive here and the balance that Ferrari try to chase here is quite different, and I had to re-adapt, get my references back, change a bit the driving style, and build the confidence up little by little,” said Sainz.
“But what it was important is every time I went across the start/finish, I could see myself always in the top three positions, fighting there,” he added.
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