Sunday, 2 April 2023
-    Race: P12, 58 laps

• A time penalty took away the fourth position that Carlos Sainz had clinched on track at the Australian GP. The race was compromised by three red flag periods and three standing starts.
• Fifth in the starting order, Carlos was great off the line and passed Fernando Alonso to place himself in podium contention.
• The Spanish Ferrari race driver was unlucky with the first red flag, that appeared shortly after he had pitted for fresh tyres during a Safety-Car period.
• Carlos recovered from this blow with a great comeback from eleventh to fourth, where he was still fighting for a podium finish.
• At the restart of the second red flag, the Ferrari race driver suffered an incident that led to a five-second time penalty before he could talk to the stewards.
• Given that the race finished behind the Safety-Car, and thus with all the cars running tight together, these five seconds meant Carlos Sainz was dropped from the points.

QUOTES:
“I had a good start and felt confident on the medium tyre but we were unlucky, pitting just before they brought out the first red flag and I dropped down to P11. From there I managed to pull off a good comeback with nice overtakes and solid pace, so for that I’m happy".

"It was a good race overall but the penalty ruined all the effort and I don’t agree with it. The frustration I feel right now will be difficult to digest, but I will try to think only of the positives from today and focus on the next race".

COMING UP:
Azerbaijan GP, Baku City Circuit – 28-30 April 2023