Carlos Sainz Jr felt that slow pit stops cost him a chance of finishing on the podium in Monaco, after coming home in eighth place on the legendary streets of the principality.
Sainz believed the team let him down as he did everything he needed to on track. “I felt that today there were some big points on the table for us and we lost the opportunity of making them ours.” Sainz exasperated after reviewing his race. “From my side, I kept the car away from the walls and was fast on all three compounds, so I’m happy with that, but it’s disappointing to have lost positions during our pit-stops.
“We definitely need to analyse why this happened, as we threw away many points because of this. Anyway, P8 means 4 points, which is not that bad – I would’ve been happy with this if you had told me before coming to Monaco, but after starting from P6 and seeing how chaotic the race was, I’m sure we could’ve done better. I have to say that this was my first time ever driving in the wet through the streets of Monaco and it’s the most difficult thing I’ve done in my life!”
It was an impressive drive from the 21-year-old and he tackled the changing conditions well. With so many retirees in today’s race Sainz did well to not join the growing list – especially after having to catch a loose rear end on several occasions.
