“No way”that is to say “It is not possible”. This was the first reaction of Carlos Sainz when his track engineer, Riccardo Adami, confirmed the conquest of pole position, the first in his career, at the end of the qualifying session for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, a session marked by rain.
“It was awful out here”added Sainz who at the press conference explained in more detail why he did not think it possible to have achieved the best overall performance: “I made a mistake in Turn-3 which also compromised the trajectory in Turn -4. Then as I walked the high speed section in the second sector I felt that I could have pushed a little more. In addition, I also ran out of the guaranteed horsepower from the battery I believe already at Curve-15. For all these reasons, I absolutely did not believe I had scored a pole lap ” the words of Madrid.
“You put it all together cleanly as a great ‘Smooth Operator'”the radio commentary of Riccardo Adami address of his driver remembering the nickname that characterizes the Spaniard since the two years lived as a McLaren driver. Team principal Mattia Binotto was thus able to celebrate pole position after the disappointment of a few seconds earlier due to the spin of Charles Leclerc, who contributed to Sainz’s pole position not only by canceling a sensational lap by the Monegasque, but also ‘stopping’ Max Verstappen, forced to lift his foot in front of the yellow flag unleashed by Leclerc’s spin.
After a long time, that is, since 2014 since the World Series by Renault 3.5 won, Carlos Sainz today he will make a reconnaissance lap with no car in front. “It will be exciting, in addition to driving a Ferrari, I have not forgotten what it feels like, I will do my best to resist the pressure that Max and Charles will surely exert from behind”Sainz concluded.
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