Carlos Sainz finished the São Paulo Grand Prix in sixth position. He was the only Ferrari driver to cross the finish line, after technical issues forced Charles Leclerc to retire on the formation lap.
The Spaniard believes that it was not possible to go further, considering the competitiveness of the rivals who finished ahead: ‘It was a difficult day. The starts were not good due to a clutch problem that we also had on Saturday, and we lost some positions there. From then on, I managed to overtake both Mercedes on track, but that was it. Unfortunately, Aston Martin, Red Bull, and McLaren were faster than us, and sixth place was the best we could achieve. It’s a shame that Charles didn’t have the chance to start the race, as we could have scored very important points against Mercedes here in Brazil’.
With the Brazilian round behind us, Sainz looks ahead to what is still left of the season: ‘Now it’s time to recharge our batteries and hopefully we’ll be back in good shape in Las Vegas’.
