The Spaniard will start ninth: “The starting problem in Q3, the red flag, the error, did not go well”. The Ferrari director: “Leclerc can do laps like this, Sainz is penalized but he can recover because he showed great speed this weekend”
April 09, 2022 – 11:18 am
– Melbourne (australia)
In the great day of Ferrari with Charles Leclerc’s pole, the only discordant note is the ninth place of the second red, that of Carlos Sainz. A shame because the Spaniard, already in the first pitched attempt of Q3, was in the running for one of the first 4 times. However, the red flag caused by Fernando Alonso’s departure from the track canceled his time. And when he had to qualify with the second attempt, a fatal driving mistake sentenced him to a very slow time trial. Result, fifth row. “A disaster” said Carlos on the radio, difficult to define otherwise.
for the pole I was there
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“I was fighting for pole – then explained the Spaniard – then there was the red flag as I was finishing the lap. In the second attempt in Q3 I had a problem with starting, the car did not start and we went out with two or three minutes late. I couldn’t warm up the tires and I did the lap with cold tires. It was a disaster. Everything that could have happened happened. We didn’t get a clean lap. “
speak mekies
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Ferrari director Laurent Mekies defends Sainz: “Great duel with Red Bull, we expected this balance and difficulty with the tires, some needed two laps to launch. It was a continuous search for details. Leclerc was very good , it is not the first time that he knows how to do these laps. Too bad for Carlos, we had planned to do two launch laps for both, but unfortunately there was a problem with the start and this delay forced us to change the program and this is something not ideal for a rider. But the speed he has shown so far this weekend is high, I’m sure he will still be fighting. ” Tomorrow at 7 Italian the start of the race.
April 09, 2022 – 11:18 am
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