“We have lost two or three months of performance” : Carlos Sainz left frustrated after Ferrari revert to Imola car

Things have looked quite ordinary for Ferrari in the triple-header, as they managed to claim just one podium finish via Carlos Sainz in Austria. Charles Leclerc has failed to score points in two of the last three races, as Ferrari were forced to revert to their car which they used at the Imola GP.

Carlos Sainz stated that this change has meant that Ferrari have lost over two or three months of car performance. The Italian team brought in gradual upgrades from Barcelona, however, they started encountering bouncing issues.

To solve the issue, Ferrari decided to take off its upgrades, and go back to their Imola GP version. This meant that they lost considerable amount of race pace as compared to their rivals, who have all brought in upgrades.

“It is clearly not good enough. We have basically the same car as in Imola and since Imola everyone has upgraded, probably added two tenths to the car and we have had to revert,” said Sainz to Motorsport.

“We have lost two or three months of performance gain in the wind tunnel or performance we could have added in these three months, so clearly we haven’t taken the right calls recently.I feel like today was at least back-to-basics, back to a car which was in Imola and we just need to upgrade it from here. But it is clear that our rivals are a good step ahead of us,” he added.

“I think we did the maximum” : Carlos Sainz on British GP

Carlos Sainz stated that he managed to extract the maximum out of his car at the British GP. He believes that the strategy was spot on from his team, as he could have caught up on the podium if Ferrari was a little faster.

Carlos Sainz also revealed that he loved driving in wet conditions, as he was chasing the front pack rather comfortably. The Spaniard finished P5 in an eventful race, whilst also grabbing a point for the fastest lap. This is in contrast to his teammate Charles Leclerc who had another horrible weekend, as he finished outside the points.

The Monaco based driver was put on intermediate tyres when it was mildly drizzling, which impacted his performance, and cost him a lot of time.

“I think we did the maximum. Especially in the middle of the race when it was slicks-on-wet, I managed to catch the podium positions by six or seven seconds in those conditions that I always enjoy,” said Sainz.

“Honestly, all the calls were pretty much spot on, all the tyres, all the radio calls. It was just a shame we were not faster because I feel like we would have been 100% in the fight for the podium or the win. But [fifth] and a bonus point at the end with the fastest lap, so we need to be happy,” he added.

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