News Details

Sainz Jr. relieved after Q1, Q2 struggles

– Carlos Sainz Jr. says he was relieved to take eighth on the grid for the Australian Grand Prix after struggling with the balance of his STR12 during the early stages of qualifying.Sainz Jr. placed seventh in second practice, emerging as the lead midfield runner, and urged Toro Rosso not to relax, off the back of its encouraging pace.Sainz Jr. conceded that he lost confidence amid an ill-handling car when qualifying began, and scraped into Q2 in 10th place, before improving to eighth in Q3, beating team-mate Daniil Kvyat."We can call it a good day, but not a perfect one," Sainz Jr. explained after the session."We started qualifying very far off in balance and didn't...
Full Story »
8y ago from GPUpdate.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Balance issues highlighted Ferrari’s pace deficit

Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari’s gap to Mercedes in practice was...
8y ago from SpeedCafe.com

Sainz Jr. optimistic of points-scoring start

– Carlos Sainz Jr. is confident he can take a strong haul of points...
8y ago from GPUpdate.net

FP1 Results – Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix – Here are the results from first practice...
8y ago from FormulaSpy.com

FP2 Results – Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix – Here are the results from the...
8y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Marquez assesses his Ducati future beyond 2026...

Nine-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will be a key figure in the rider...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Scott Dixon awarded prestigious New Zealand honor

To close out 2025, one of IndyCar’s most decorated drivers was awarded...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Mikel Arteta: Today's Arsenal press conference in...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta spoke to the press ahead of his side's game...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Mikel Arteta provides update on Declan Rice ahead of...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is unsure if Declan Rice will make the squad...
38m ago from SportsKeeda.com

'We will try…' – Mikel Arteta drops major...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has dropped a clear hint that his club will...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Sources: Chelsea have concrete transfer interest in...

Chelsea have set their sights on potential transfer deals for two top...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Ferrari announce F1 driver exit

Ferrari F1 team have announced that Zhou Guanyu... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com

F1 star in surprise marriage proposal

One F1 star found themselves at the centre of a... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.