“Great fight with the Iceman, always gives you space and makes it a hard but fair battle”- Carlos Sainz. Sainz's post on social media.

Alfa Romeo Racing Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen gained a superb 9 places on the opening lap around the Algarve International Circuit. Later McLaren’s Carlos Sainz and Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen went wheel-to-wheel at Portimão as the drivers fought for P10 at the 2020 Formula 1 Portuguese Grand Prix.

Future Scuderia Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz expressed his appreciation for the wheel-to-wheel battle with Kimi:

“Great fight with the Iceman. Always gives you space and makes it a hard but fair battle. I ve learned a lot from him over the 6 years I’ve been racing in Formula 1. I’m glad he got to show his rally skills in those first few laps too”- Carlos Sainz posted on social media.