Scuderia Ferrari Spanish driver Carlos Sainz remains cautious regarding the Maranello team’s chances of scoring well in this weekend’s Portuguese Formula 1 Grand Prix despite the fact that the Italian side has been enjoying a strong start to the weekend at Portimao.
Carlos Sainz outpaced Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc by just under 0.2s in second practice, ending the day fourth fastest overall.
Reflecting on the day as a whole, Carlos felt it was “very positive” as he continued to adapt to the Ferrari SF21.
“Very positive day for me. We keep the learning curve, we keep the different track conditions today and probably the lowest grip of the season so far; Bahrain and particularly Imola was really high grip; today was really slippery. And it’s another experience in the bag just to see how the Ferrari feels in very low grip conditions, very gusty. And just going through my processes and having a decent day.” – he explained.
Unlike championship contenders Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz said he enjoyed the low grip conditions, citing back to his memorable start from last year where he took the lead on the opening lap.
“I do like low grip conditions,” Carlos Sainz added. “It’s always something that I guess is in my nature and I do like the hassle of having to find grip in places where there is not, but at the same time, you know, we saw in Imola, that on Friday we tend to be a bit stronger than maybe on Saturday, Sundays. Is that because of fuel, or engine, I’m not sure, then we see other teams taking bigger steps on Saturday so I’m going to keep it on the cautious side and see how it goes tomorrow.” – the Spanish driver concluded.
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