Carlos Sainz Urges Ferrari To 'Understand' Why Car Struggles During Races

Carlos Sainz would like his team to understand why their car can perform well during the qualification, but not during the race.

Over the past few seasons, the Ferrari car has been known as a "qualification car" in the F1, as the Italian team managed to collect multiple pole positions, but they were not really successful in translating those into victories.

That was also the case at the 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, where the Ferrari drivers finished first and second in the qualifying, with a lot of promise for the race.

Yet, only one of them managed to stand on the podium after the race, as Sainz's teammate Charles Leclerc finished third, while the Spanish driver placed fourth in Mexico City.

Currently, the team from Maranello is third in the World Constructors' Championship, only 22 points behind the second Mercedes. If Ferrari wants to finish second, they need to have a strong end of the season.

That's why Sainz, who talked to Sky Sports after the 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix, urged his team to understand why the car can perform well during the qualification but not so much during the races.

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According to the Spanish driver, the team needs to keep analyzing what can be improved, and he hopes that the next year's car will be "a step forward in that direction."

On top of that, Sainz also praised the race winner, Max Verstappen, and also second Lewis Hamilton, who were both "in a different league" according to the Spaniard.

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