Carlos Sainz: “You put most drivers in a top car and they would fight for poles and victories. We all have a lot of talent

One of the most repeated questions to pilots in the prior to the Mexican F1 GP was the one related to the statements of Fernando Alonso in austin after the touch he gave Albon in the first lap, which destroyed the Asturian’s car and left him unable to aspire to some very possible points.

“Albon forgot that turn 11 was there and he had to turn left”said Fernando in Austin, emphatically assuring that “We have to improve and start the race higher, because I think that in the last third of the grid the quality of the drivers is very low at the moment.”

One of the drivers who were asked about the level of the lower part of the grid is Carlos Sainz, who explained the reasons why there are usually more incidents in that rear part than in the first positions.

“I’ve been on the grid for 12 years and if there’s a year where I think the level of talent is the highest, I think it’s this one. I can’t think of anyone who isn’t up to Formula 1 standards, and all the rookies who’ve come in in recent years are pretty good,” said the Spaniard, who in statements reported by ‘Motorsport.com’ wanted to defend Albon: “I think, above all, Fernando was referring to Alex. I have Alex in very high esteem and he is a guy I enjoy competing with; I have never had a bad moment with him.”

“I think that in the lower part of the grid more mistakes are made. Also because of the circumstances we are in, you have much less to lose because you know that even if you make the start of your life you are going to finish 20th, 16th or 18th this year. There are many more accidents because you have many more cars around you than when you start on pole or in the top five,” commented Carlos in statements published by ‘Marca’.

“And although it may seem that more mistakes are made in the lower part, it is also because there is a greater probability of making them. I think that none of us who are in the lower part of the grid deserve to be there, I think that we all have more than enough talent to be fighting for the positions at the top,” said Carlos, who highlighted that in that peloton it is more difficult to drive because “There is much more dirty air, there is much more accordion effect, there are more occasions where three or four cars enter a curve in parallel, so there is a greater chance of an incident occurring.” That is to say, he does not believe that there will be more accidents behind due to the quality of the pilots.

“And if not, there you have what happens with Fernando (Alonso) or me, we have won races and unfortunately we are having to fight at the bottom due to circumstances that do not depend on us,” added the Madrid native.

“I would tell you that you put most drivers in a top car and they would fight for poles and victories because I think that in the end we all have a lot of talent. But it is true that In the back there are more accidents, since it is more complicated to deal with exits and so on, and in the end it is something that unfortunately impacts you throughout the year, because you damage more ailerons, they break more floors, they close you more unexpectedly, that’s why I don’t like it at all and I want to try to get out of that area as soon as possible,” he expressed.