Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz reckons he could have finished sixth had he not been forced to retire with brake problems in today’s Russian Grand Prix.
The Spaniard recovered from a huge crash in FP3 to start today’s race from the pitlane despite only been giving the green light by the FIA medical team this morning.
After two safety car periods and some bold overtaking moves, Carlos managed to haul his Toro Rosso up the grid well into the top 10.
“Towards the end of the race, I was warned to look after my brakes as the temperatures were very high and I was managing to do that while still racing at a good pace. With only eight laps to go the brakes said ‘enough’ at Turn 13 and that was the end of my race.”
Although, Sainz was upset to finish outside the points for the 10th time this season, he told the press
“I’m happy I could race after what happened yesterday.”
Sainz said he will “certainly get some rest during the next couple of days!” in preparation for round 16 of the championship in Austin, Texas in two weeks time.
