Tost provides details on Sainz accident

This morning, Carlos Sainz was victim a violent exit from the track during the last free practice session of the Russian Grand Prix, forcing medical teams to evacuate the Spanish pilot to hospital to carry out control examinations.

If initially, the formation of Faenza had quickly reassured about the state of health of her protégé, she had indicated that the son of the double world rally champion would spend the night under observation as a precaution.

Sainz, however, announced at the start of the evening that he had been released from the hospital, but nothing has filtered out about his possible participation in the Grand Prix tomorrow. Medical examinations will have to be carried out by the FIA ​​to give the green light to the driver of the #10 STR55.

At the same time, Franz Tost, Team Principal of Toro Rosso, revealed some details of the track exit. “Before the accident, Carlos had completed a long stint on super-soft tires, before switching to softs to complete two more laps,” Tost said.

“The level of grip is then lower. Additionally, he had changed the brake distribution on the steering wheel, which meant he had more rear braking. A combination of these two factors could have caused the rear wheels to lock up, causing the car to become uncontrollable.", added the Toro Rosso Team Principal.