Carlos Sainz: “We returned to the pits at the right time”

Carlos Sainz Jr announced it on Saturday after his second place in qualifying: he wanted to make a successful start to take the race lead to the detriment of the pole sitter Lando Norris. Mission accomplished for the Spaniard, leader until the 13th lap. “I got off to a good start which was the priority, explains the pilot Ferrari. I didn't want to waste too much time and I didn't waste any space on George [Russell]. Afterwards, I was able to deploy my tactics as I wanted by going around the outside at the second turn. » The second part of the race was more complicated for Sainz, but he took advantage of the rain to move up to third place: “It started to get complicated when the tires deteriorated, we suffered a lot and we had to move on to the tough ones very early on, then manage them. The rain came at the worst time because my tires were dead, but we entered the pits at the right time and I was able to get back on the podium. »

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