Carlos Sainz knows that Fridays are liars in this F1, with an equality to the thousandth in the middle zone and with the need to scratch how much can be in the benefits of the car. But this Friday has managed to end among the 10 best in Los Libres 2 and do it ahead of Alex Albon, something that had not often achieved since the year began. The Madrid, who only had one session, took the quick pulse to the FW47, but warns a lot of work ahead.
“A single session for me, having to start every machine in the FP2 after the FP1 skipped, because Luke Browning ran, who I think did a good job, which was a pleasure to see,” Sainz recalled.
“And now, yes, a lot of preparation awaits us during the night. The car and track feel completely different from those of the winter tests. It is much more heat, there is much more skids, much more degradation, so we will have to change the car for the rest of the weekend,” he anticipates 55 about his sensations.
“But in general, I am happy to have taken quite fast pace after that batch in the FP2, so we will continue to push and see how far we can get this weekend,” the Madrid closed, which wants to complete a weekend without setbacks.