Carlos Sainz: "I'm happy, the strategy worked out well and I was able to come back"

Good performance by Carlos Sainz at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Madrid rider finished in fifth position after starting eleventh on the grid and having several errors during the race at Imola: “My strategy worked well and I was able to come back. He was going so fast that I was able to recover the mistakes he had, "said Sainz in the DAZN microphones. After a very complicated qualifying in which he could not pass Q2, Carlos Sainz's second race at Ferrari was presented as a difficult test for the Madrilenian: «Today it was time to attack after a regular qualifying day. I have risked the first lap without visibility, it was not known what was going to happen. The strategy worked out well and I was able to come back. I was going so fast that I was able to make up my mistakes, so I was happy to finish fifth starting from eleventh position, ”said Carlos Sainz. Great result from Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz for Ferrari, finishing fourth and fifth respectively. However, the Italian team is slower than McLaren and will have to improve: "It was very difficult to overtake the McLarens, we still have time to be ready and be able to overtake them in a straight line." Huge victory for Verstappen, great comeback from Hamilton and beastly podium for Norris. Sainz 5th and Alonso 11th. What a great race! # ImolaDAZNF1 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/AbZyuEITK5 – DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) April 18, 2021 Finally, Carlos Sainz was happy to add the second race and continue adapting to his new car: «Continue having duties, we have to continue working as a team. Fifth position in my second race is not bad for me. We still have many things to learn in the coming weeks, ”concluded Sainz, fifth in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.