It is an art to know how to be in the right place at the right time and Carlos Sainz masters this skill. The Spanish driver who was on the verge of pole position on Saturday has managed to snatch victory from Red Bull thanks, it must be said, to an outbreak of fire in the brakes of Max Verstappen who left him out of the race when barely three laps had passed in the Australian Grand Prix.
Only fifteen days after being operated on for appendicitis Sainz He has regained victory and remains the only driver who has managed to unseat the Red Bulls from the first step of the podium. Without a but, without a mistake, neither on the track nor in the pit stops, and with very consistent driving, Carlos seems to have taken off the pressure since Ferrari decided to change him for Lewis Hamilton and continues to surpass his teammate Charles Leclerc in pace, who He crossed the finish line second.
It is evident that Ferrari has the gift of timing and has chosen the wrong driver, I would not be surprised if it was Sainz who stood up to Red Bull, against a Leclerc unable to catch up to his teammate. It is Carlos Sainz’s third victory in Formula 1 that little by little, silently, a not inconsiderable track record is being forged. The driver from Madrid is a temperate driver who we have often asked for more character, but his style is different. He is a technical, constant driver who has the gift of opportunity, which champions also have.
In any case, I do not doubt that if Verstappen had not had the problem with his brakes, the Dutchman would have signed a new victory for Red Bull, which was left without a champagne ceremony since Checo Pérez, who started from behind due to the grid penalty , has remained far from the podium positions, fifth.
It has a separate mention Fernando Alonso who continues to demonstrate that no one can beat cunning and strategy. Along with Hulkenberg, he was the only driver who started the race in Albert Park with a hard tire, which allowed him to extend the first stop and take advantage of the virtual safety car that caused Lewis Hamilton’s car to break, to gain up to four positions, just behind Sergio Pérez’s Red Bull. Mercedes’ errors and failures favored Fernando, who just when it seemed that Russell was going to snatch sixth position from him, with three laps to go, the Englishman lost control of the car and crashed into the circuit protections. What did take him from sixth place, relegating him to eighth, was the 20-second penalty.
The only thing we have left to see or know is how the abandonment of the prodigal son has fallen on the Verstappen family. “Stupid” was the adjective that the current champion blurted out in the box after having to abandon the grand prix due to a piece of plastic that got into the brakes and caused it to break. A fortuitous abandonment that comes at the worst time for Red Bull, although to be honest, and knowing that the season is very long, it doesn’t seem like they are going to have many problems to win a new title.
2024-03-24 08:00:00
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