Carlos Sainz frustrated by Austrian GP result: “First pit stop penalised me”. Carlos frustrated by Austrian GP result.

Here are the full comments and impressions of Scuderia Ferrari Spanish driver Carlos Sainz speaking to Sky Sports F1 on finishing P4 in the 2023 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix the 4.318-kilometre Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, as the Ferrari man admitted to being frustrated with how things unfolded for him after missing out on a podium finish in Austria:

“The gap went from four tenths because I was on (Charles’) gearbox to six or seven seconds and three positions lost in that first pit stop. I feel I played the team game, staying behind and to be penalised in the way I was with the pit stop, losing a lot of time and losing the three positions and six seconds with the VSC ending when we could have done something differently frustrated me. I lost a lot of time, trying to recover which I did pretty quickly the gap and the time I got the track limits and from there my race was quite compromised. When the VSC came out I was in the middle of Turn 9 and I wasn’t committed to pit entry so it was the right call to stay out. Was it the right call to come in the next lap when the VSC was ending is what we need to analyse. I don’t want to say that I am owed. I do the best job I can, I’m in a very good moment, I’m driving very well and very fast each weekend. Doing some good overtaking and defending today and that’s why I’m frustrated by the result.” – a disappointed Scuderia Ferrari Spanish driver Carlos Sainz concluded at the end of the Austrian Grand Prix.