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Sainz: I'm not going to lie, first win a relief

Carlos Sainz revealed that winning the first Formula 1 race of his career at the 2022 British Grand Prix was a relief after waiting 150 races to achieve that. Sainz score his maiden F1 win, one day after achieving his maiden pole position, while contesting his 150th F1 weekend. But it was not so straight forward for the Spaniard, as at points he seemed to be losing out to Red Bull's Max Verstappen, and after the Dutchman fell back down the order due to car damage, Sainz had to deal with teammate Charles Leclerc who was faster than him. Ferrari moved Sainz aside for Leclerc at one point, but the late Safety Car, gave the former his lifeline, as he was pitted for fresh Soft tyres, his...
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