Sunday, 5 March 2023
-    Race: P4, 57 laps

• Carlos Sainz finished right outside of the podium in the first Grand Prix of the season. Tyre degradation played a crucial role in the final result.
• The Spanish Ferrari race driver made a clean start and saved his tyres throughout the event to try and hold on to his position.Carlos followed a two-stop strategy, starting on used Soft tyres and pitting twice for a new set of the Hard compound.

QUOTES:
"It was a challenging Sunday. We knew already from testing that it was going to be tough here in Bahrain and now we need to focus on improving for the upcoming races".

"Time to put our heads down, work hard and see how we can close the gap to the top. It’s only race one, so we’ll keep pushing no matter what".

COMING UP:
Saudi Arabia GP, Jeddah Corniche Circuit – 17-19 March 2023