Carlos Sainz's
pace
at Imola turned out better than McLaren initially expected.
Car 55, seventh at the finish line, added six points for the Woking team, which remains in the fight for third place in the World Championship, in a very tough fight with Renault and Racing Point.
Sainz saved his Sunday with a move in extremis against
Alexander Albon
, again the weak link at Red Bull.
"I have got rid of a miracle. I had to react very quickly, because you never expect a spin right in front of you. I get to react 50 hundredths later and I crash", admitted the Madrid, who overtakes Albon and
Pierre Gasly
in the World Cup
to reach the eighth place (65 points).
With four races to go, Sainz still has a chance to beat Lando Norris, his garage buddy.
For the moment, on lap six of the Emilia Romagna GP, he starred in a spectacular overtaking on the outside at Turn 2. One of the few maneuvers, with the help of the DRS, on a track that was too narrow for these vehicles.
"We are stuck"
On lap 18, after the relevant tire change, Sainz was reunited and just ahead of Norris, taking small steps up the climb.
"I was able to print my pace and put a lot of pressure on the cars in front, Sainz said.
However, not much more movement after the accidents of
Max Verstappen
and
George Russell
.
"He had more rhythm than
Daniil Kvyat
or Albon. We caught up with
Charles Leclerc
, but the safety car lasted longer than we would have liked and we all got stuck," he acknowledged.
After taking the car to the finish line and consolidating his third consecutive race in points, Sainz still has options to repeat his sixth place in the World Cup, owned by Sergio Pérez.
The Racing Point Mexican, who has added 48 points in the last five races, now occupies this position.
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