Carlos Sainz said some traffic during his out lap was to blame for missing out on the top three. F1
The Spaniard will start Sunday’s race in the P5 spot having not been able to beat the times of Max Verstappen, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso.
With Sergio Perez eliminated early in Q1, that opened the door for another driver to battle for the spot alongside Verstappen on the front row but to the surprise of many, including Verstappen himself, it was Mercedes who came out on top with Russell in P2 and Hamilton in P3.Sainz may have finished ahead of team-mate Charles Leclerc but was left disappointed, feeling as if a top three start was a possibility for him.
“I’m reasonably comfortable,” Sainz told media including PlanetF1.com. “I think we’ve done some good progress with my feeling with the car. “We’ve changed quite a lot [of] the setup up and down from yesterday, trying to improve it mainly for the race. But actually the changes have made me feel a bit better also over one lap.
“Unfortunately, we couldn’t prove it today because I lost a couple of tenths in sector one in that final lap. That cost me a top three that would have maybe been a boost of motivation for me and the team.
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