Happy, but with mixed feelings. This is how it was shown sainz as soon as you get out of your Ferrari after finishing second in Bahrain and completing a one-two for Ferrari led by Leclerc, dand that’s why he didn’t finish as satisfied as he should. Because the ambition of the man from Madrid is to be the best and he knows well that he did not have the necessary rhythm to fight for victory with his teammate and that only Verstappen’s abandonment, after a safety car that tightened the end, allowed him to finish behind Your partner.
“First of all, congratulations to Charles and Ferrari, we are back as God intended, where we should have been for the last two years. This work is paying off,” Carlos said first, then critical of himself: “For me, it’s been a complicated weekend, I’m not going to lie. I didn’t have the rhythm, but I was able to hold on and get this one-two for the team. I have homework to do to come back stronger.”
He was then asked about his final maneuver on Verstappen, before the Dutchman retired. “At the restart I had a good opportunity because I started very well, but he defended well. Then I saw lights on the back of his car and I thought: ‘This is my opportunity’. And I went for it. It was unfortunate, because he drove well enough to be second, but I was able to overtake him and he had to retire. It is what it is and it’s good for Ferrari.” the Spanish concluded.