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title: "We Could Have Caught Them – Sainz Jr"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Tom Simmonds"
section: "F1 News"
published: "2015-09-07T09:32:48Z"
modified: "2015-09-07T09:32:48Z"
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# We Could Have Caught Them – Sainz Jr

After an Italian Grand Prix, that was a struggle for all non-Mercedes or Ferrari powered cars, Formula One new boy Carlos Sainz Jr was still upbeat and positive.

The young Spaniard missed out on a points finish as he finished eleventh, however he felt his weekend could have been very different, if they hadn’t picked up the 5 second penalty so early on in the race.

“I’m pretty happy with today’s race, especially with our pace. We were quick, and towards the end of the race I was getting closer and closer to the ones ahead and, even though I didn’t manage to catch them it felt good to know we were faster.”

“It’s a shame we didn’t get that final point that I think we deserved, but the five-second penalty I had to complete at the beginning of the race wasn’t ideal.”

The Spanish driver was still positive about his race, as he compared it to some of his previous failures;

“There are many positives to take from today: we finally finished a race after four retirements in a row, something I really needed, and enjoyed some good fights!”