Friday's anguish, with its two cars away from Renault and Racing Point, was remedied again by McLaren, who added 10 points in Sochi to settle his fourth position in the Constructors' World Cup. Carlos Sainz, who came to challenge Lewis Hamilton in the first meters, finished in sixth position and until the world champion he was surprised: "He has driven very well."
"When the McLaren has arrived I have thought: 'Didn't I have a blast?" Hamilton recalled in statements to Movistar F1. The Spaniard had taken the third position in the first round, before raising his foot with logical prudence. "It has slowed too soon," said the Briton.
Sainz worked with scrupulous zeal, as so many times in this course. After three races outside the points (Spa, Monza and Marina Bay) he could not afford more slips. "Little could be done. However, fighting with Mercedes and Ferrari is to be proud," the former Renault driver revealed.
"Go go squeezed !!"
"We had to be careful, although I wanted to fight," added Sainz, who only let out fifth place after the entry of a safety car in the final leg of the race. If it weren't for that contingency, most likely he would have resisted the pace of Alexander Albon (Red Bull).
On the scene of the worst accident of his life, four years ago on turn 13, Sainz celebrated big after the fall of the checkered flag. His joy did not fit in the radio messages. "He is going to say it, he is going to say it ..." whispered his ingeneros. "Go go squeezed !!" exclaimed the son of the double world rally champion.
"It's a porridge for fruit children. It's funny that I take it before each race," said Sainz, with the mischievous gesture of who could have fun and at the same time met the objectives.
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