Carlos Sainz scores, but does not forget the FIA sanction: “It was very strange how everything was organized and how it was put in the document”
Carlos Sainz achievement recover from 16th place to which he fell at the start, to 10th final positionfor add a point ‘in extremis’ and score for the first time since the 5th race of the year, ten dates later, taking advantage of the fact that his Williams allowed him to fight for it with his evolution presented in Bakuwith a significant weight reduction.
The Madrid native was harmed by the entry of the first safety car on lap 35when Carlos had been one of the few to make his stop on lap 21, affected by the poor performance he was having with his tires in the first round.
After a penalty that relegated him from 9th to 14th on the grid for not respecting yellow flags in qualifying and that difficult start, It seemed that the points were impossible. But the race in Baku, always synonymous with chaos, gave him a second chance that he took advantage of. At the start after the first safety car, Sainz was 18th.
But a good start and the multiple accident caused by Colapinto, which left Gasly and Norris out, and also the contact between Lindblad and Lawson, which caused the New Zealander to lose positions, left him 12th before the second restart. Then, a braking pass from Piastriwhich led him to the escape, gave him another place. He was 11th, and with two laps remaining, he attacked Hülkenberg with everything out of sheer pace and overtook him on the straight. He was able to withstand the attack of the German from Audi to defend that 10th place, which is a reward for Williams and for the Madrid driver after many months away from those positions.
Therefore, Carlos seemed happy because of that ending, although upset by the sanction that delayed him so much from the start. He doesn’t understand the FIA.
“It has been a complicated race from the beginning. The truth is that, a little affected also by yesterday’s penalty, the truth is that it was very strange how everything was organized and how it was put in the FIA document. Interesting that they applied that penalty to me in that way. Obviously I was upset. Then, the first part of the race was not easy, we had many tire problems. And then the race gave us an opportunity and I took it with both hands. I was able to make two or three important overtakes that has allowed us to score,” Sainz commented on ‘DAZN’.
It was interesting that they applied that penalty to me that way. I was obviously upset.
He thinks it will be difficult to fight for more points
Carlos Sainz He also wanted to make it very clear that, despite the 9th place in the classification with his Williamswhat was seen in Baku After the arrival of evolutions it should not be the trend in the remainder of the races, making it clear that his car worked well on this track due to its characteristics, but that on other circuits it will still have to suffer more.
We have improved, but between now and the end of the year I think it will be difficult to score
“It is a point that we have not achieved in many races. And a Q3 (in qualifying) that we have not fought for in many races. Therefore, to improve we have improved, but I think that as a team we have to be aware that this is very little in relation to what we promised and what we want to achieve. From now on to the end of the year I think it will be difficult to score points,” he commented.
“I think that in a circuit like Malaysia you are going to see that although the evolution has been important, it will continue to be difficult for us. And from there, try to demonstrate a good recovery in the remainder of the season and push as hard as possible for 2027,” he said on ‘ESPN’.
“Nowadays it is no longer an advantage to know the circuit (in Malaysia), because with three free spaces we have, F1 drivers get used to it quickly. It is a fun circuit that as a team will allow us to better evaluate the package we have brought,” he noted about the next race.
