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Binotto: Sainz has to manage pressure of racing front-running F1 car
Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Mattia Binotto concedes that Carlos Sainz has to learn to manage the pressure of having a front-running car for the first time.
Adam Cooper
Edited: Apr 23, 2022, 7:45 PM
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The Spaniard crashed in Q2 in Imola having already set a time that was good enough for second in the session, behind Max Verstappen.
Although he progressed to Q3 he was not able to participate, and thus slipped to 10th on the grid for Saturday’s sprint event.
Sainz has been overshadowed by teammate Charles Leclerc in both qualifying and races thus far in 2022, and sits 38 points behind him heading to the Sprint race, but Binotto says that there is no particular problem.
“I don't think that there are issues,” he said. “Certainly you need to adapt. I think that he has done a couple of mistakes, which are important. But nevertheless, I think that he is improving himself, he is going faster and faster.
“And if I look yesterday, when he was driving, he was really driving fast. A shame, because when he went off, I think it was not the right time to push to the limits. He knows very well.
“I think that's a matter of managing the pressure. Maybe for the first time in his career that he's got a car which is fast enough to compete for the best positions.
"And he simply needs to get used to that. But he will do it very quickly, because I know how how smart and how capable he is to manage the pressure.”
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari F1-75, Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari F1-75
Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
Ferrari announced an extended deal with Sainz last week, and Binotto believes that the stable line-up until 2024 brings obvious benefits.
“Why two more years? I think because first, we are very happy with him, the way that he has integrated with the team, the way that he's performing," he said. "And I think simple that he is matching the expectations.
“And after that, we started this experience with him, I think we're very, very happy. And it was the right moment to look ahead, to look forward. I think that by renewing and extending it's like giving the right stability to the team as well.
“We know that our drivers are confirmed to the end of 2024. And we can build on it. And I think as Ferrari really our main objective is try to really create the foundations for the future. And together with that line-up, I think it's the best we can do.”
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