“I used to be truly having a little bit of enjoyable as a result of I had a really lonely race at the start,” Sainz defined. “As anticipated, the highest three vehicles have been a lot faster than us right this moment and so they pulled away, however then as quickly because it grew to become slicks on damp circumstances, that’s after I began to make a little bit of a catch-up and taking a bit extra threat than them.
“I may catch as much as them, and I believed perhaps we have been again within the race, and [I thought] then perhaps [if it] stays like this in these circumstances for the remainder of the race we would have an opportunity right here.
“However then in full moist or in full dry we have been simply not fast sufficient, however I’m very joyful, very happy with the workforce for all the proper calls that we did collectively at this race. If we’d have been faster, I feel we’d have had likelihood to combat for this podium or this win, however sadly we aren’t there.”
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With Ferrari having seemingly slipped behind their rivals on the entrance throughout latest race weekends, Sainz was happy with how he and the workforce managed to optimise the scenario at Silverstone, with the Spanish driver heralding the race as considered one of his “most stable” since becoming a member of the Scuderia again in 2021.
“That is Components 1 – you should be there when the automobile is nice and when the automobile is unhealthy, and right this moment we maximised even with a bonus level there for quickest lap,” Sainz added. “A P5 however it was almost a P4, then it appeared like a P3 for a bit, after which…
“Yeah, that’s why I’m joyful, I’m proud, as a result of I do know that right this moment it was not straightforward on the market. We needed to get all of the calls proper and get all of the circumstances and have our moments right here and there, however we acquired every thing good. Sadly we have been solely P5, however one of the vital stable races of my previous few years in Ferrari, for certain.”
