Carlos Sainz Jnr has become the fourth driver on the grid to have his final penalty-free engine change before the halfway mark in the season.
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Hamilton expects F1’s first Sprint race will be a procession
2021 British Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says Formula 1’s new Sprint race format “won’t be too exciting” and expects to see a “train” of cars at Silverstone next week.
Verstappen’s first grand slam drives Hamilton’s points deficit to five-year high
2021 Austrian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onAfter Max Verstappen’s Austrian grand slam, the last time Lewis Hamilton was this far behind in the points standings he lost the world championship.
Sainz praises Ferrari “teamwork” with Mercedes after unlapping himself from Hamilton
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr expressed his gratitude for the “teamwork” between Ferrari and Mercedes after he was able to unlap himself from Lewis Hamilton during the Styrian Grand Prix.
Ferrari launched “very big investigation” into cause of dire French GP result
2021 Styrian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari has mobilised its resources to get to the bottom of the surprise tyre problems which left it point-less in the French Grand Prix, says Carlos Sainz Jnr.
Pirelli told drivers Baku tyre failures were not caused by teams cheating – Perez
2021 French Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers said they felt reassured by a lengthy meeting with Pirelli on Friday to discuss the tyre failures suffered by two of them in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Soft tyre knowledge key to Ferrari’s surprise poles – Sainz
2021 French Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari achieved its surprise pole positions in Baku and Monaco by understanding how to get the best out of Pirelli’s softest tyres, says Carlos Sainz Jnr.
Rivals’ “much better top speed” made it hard to gain ground in Spain – Sainz
2021 F1 Season
Posted onWhile Ferrari were quicker over a lap than McLaren or Alpine last weekend, Carlos Sainz Jnr says their top speed remains a weakness.
Norris admits move on Sainz was “not really allowed” after black-and-white flag
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris says he didn’t mean to put an aggressive move on Carlos Sainz Jnr after being shown the black-and-white ‘unsporting conduct’ flag during the Spanish Grand Prix.
Sainz eager to try “old-school” final two corners instead of chicane at Catalunya
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says he’s eager to try the original, high-speed configuration of the final two corners at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Sainz says top-five finish was possible after first no-score for Ferrari
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr admitted he was upset with his first point-less finish for Ferrari in a race where he believes a top five result was possible.
“He was on it the whole weekend”: Norris impresses former team mate Sainz
2021 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr praised his former team mate Lando Norris after his podium finish in Sunday’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Binotto “relieved” by Ferrari’s progress at start of season
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says there is “serenity” at the team in 2021 as it has made a clear step forward with its new car.
Sainz’s experience of other teams giving Ferrari “new roads to explore”
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe experience Carlos Sainz Jnr has brought from other teams is proving “very interesting” for Ferrari, says his team mate Charles Leclerc.
Sainz hopes wind eases after “very difficult” conditions in first Ferrari test
2021 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr is hoping for calmer conditions over the remaining days of testing in Bahrain after a sandstorm disrupted his first run for Ferrari.
Sainz and Perez had Covid-19 vaccinations in Bahrain
2021 F1 season
Posted onTwo F1 drivers have taken advantage of the Bahrain government’s offer to provide Covid-19 vaccinations to those visiting the country for testing and the season-opening race.
Sainz: “Very difficult” to be 100% ready for first race with Ferrari
2021 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says it will be hard to begin the new season at the top of his game, partly because of how little testing drivers are able to do this year.
Sainz tight-lipped over rumoured crash during 18-inch tyre test for Pirelli
2021 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr refused to confirm claims he crashed a Ferrari while testing Pirelli’s prototype 18-inch tyres at Jerez, saying: “If something happened, it was very minor.”
Sainz drives a Ferrari F1 car for the first time at Fiorano
2021 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr has made his debut behind the wheel of a Ferrari at the team’s test track in Fiorano.
Sainz and Leclerc to test 2018 Ferrari next week
2021 F1 season
Posted onNew Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jnr will be joined by team mate Charles Leclerc when the team tests one of its earlier cars next week, RaceFans understands.
