A masterful Carlos Sainz does it again: he borders on victory for the second time in a year

Carlos Sainz continues to show race after race that he is one of the drivers with the best future in Formula 1. The Spaniard made a masterful race on the streets of Monaco to finish second and take the podium for the first time dressed in the Ferrari jumpsuit. He was one step away from victory as happened last September in Imola. His first triumph in the Great Circus is closer. No one doubts that … or that in years to come he will fight for a world title. The feeling of a possible victory for Carlos Sainz this weekend in Monaco had been swarming in the atmosphere since the paddock landed in the Principality. Already on Thursday he certified the good feelings with a second place in free practice and in the classification he took a meritorious fourth place. Leclerc’s gearbox problems led him to start the race from third position and the Madrid driver did not disappoint over 78 laps of the Monaco Grand Prix. These two 🤗 # MonacoGP 🇲🇨 # F1 pic.twitter.com/8kvxBmfome – Formula 1 (@ F1) May 23, 2021 Because Carlos Sainz proved again in another race because a team like Ferrari put all their trust in him months ago. The Madrid rider is the future but he is also present. Carlos Sainz had a perfect run and took advantage of a problem in Bottas’ pit stop to storm second. He even dared to dream of the first place of a Verstappen who was within reach in the final laps. Finally he had to settle for a second position that smells of victory. His first triumph is closer: Carlos Sainz’s homeric race in Monaco came months after the Madrid rider last September was already at the gates of heaven at the Italian GP.On the layout of the legendary Imola circuit, the driver still in the McLaren team (his signing for Ferrari had already been official) signed a second place that he knew little about because he brushed past the victory that Gasly took by thousandths. Even that afternoon he allowed himself the luxury of being able to lead a race. Big words. First Spanish podium since 2012 Carlos Sainz’s second position is the first podium for a Spanish driver in Monaco since 2012. That Sunday, Fernando Alonso managed to be third… curiously when he was a member of the Ferrari team. The two-time Spanish champion in the year of his return to Monaco could only be thirteenth.