MADRID, 27 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) explained that they need to “maximize” what they have and get the best possible result starting this weekend with the Belgian Grand Prix, after a first half of the year “below the expectations”.
“Lots of races this summer and unfortunately the last two have not gone so well for us. We have suffered more than expected, and especially with the grid as tight as it is now, what you have to focus on is maximizing what you have.” , he said in statements to Dazn, collected by Europa Press.
The man from Madrid resigned himself to hunting down what he can to close a disappointing first half of the season without getting on the podium. “If you have to do fifth, fifth, and if you have to do third or seventh, seventh. Now you have to try to focus on that,” he said.
“I have a little mixed feelings. To start with the negative, I think that the first half of the year has been below everyone’s expectations. Everyone at Ferrari expected a little more from the car this year, we hoped to be fighting higher. We expected have the same more consistent results, more in the top five recurrently,” he added.
In addition, to the F1 media, Sainz pointed out that they arrive in Spa at a difficult time. “Especially after such strong weekends in Canada and Austria, it seemed like we were improving and going in the right direction. But our rivals have improved a lot lately and that has tightened the balance even more,” he said.
On the other hand, Sainz referred to the problem that does not stop with tire degradation. “Obviously we have our theories. Anyway, I think there will always be circuits like Canada or Austria that suit our car a little more, our degradation and our weak points. And then there will be circuits like Silverstone or the Hungaroring that don’t.” , he pointed.