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Sainz speaks up for Leclerc: "We all make mistakes".
- GPblog.com
Carlos Sainz was the best-placed Ferrari driver in the French Grand Prix despite his grid penalty with his fifth place. It had everything to do with Charles Leclerc' s retirement after he spun in the opening stages at the Paul Ricard circuit. Sainz stands up for his teammate.
Afterwards, the Madrid native said to Formu1a.uno that it is logical that drivers are not completely faultless during a season."We all make mistakes, I made them at the beginning, maybe Max [Verstappen will make them later. It's really hard to drive these top cars, we're taking a lot of risks to stay up front."
Ferrari's lead in the Constructors' World Championship has already risen to 82 points. If you consider that a racing team can score a maximum of 44 points (including the fastest lap) in one Grand Prix weekend, then Ferrari need to score two one-twos in the next ten Grands Prix and both the Red Bulls of Verstappen and Sergio Perez need to finish outside the top-ten twice. It is a difficult task.
Ferrari very fast
Yet there is confidence at Ferrari that the tide can be turned. The F1-75 still seems to be a slightly better car than the Red Bull, as Mattia Binotto said on Sunday. Sainz says: "I think we have the best car in qualifying, in the race it's very similar with Red Bull depending on the tracks." In any case, it will be up to Ferrari to solve the reliability problems, otherwise it will be a mission without a chance.