🗣️'I knew Canada was going to be a better track.' After a difficult qualifying, Sainz and Leclerc were able to stretch the legs of their Ferraris at the F1 CanadianGP ⬇️
Carlos Sainz says a lack of tyre degradation in Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix allowed his Ferrari team to finally"show its true pace" during the race.Starting from 10th and 11th respectively after a problematic mixed weather qualifying session,Not only was getting the race strategy right a welcome reprieve for the beleaguered outfit, butalso showed much better race pace and consistency in Montreal's dry race after struggling mightily at the high-speed Barcelona circuit.
"I knew Canada was going to be a better track and it was confirmed on Friday pace already," he said when asked by Autosport about how track-specific Ferrari's improvement was. "It felt like we would have had fun there at the front if we would have started a bit more upfront. But solid pace, solid strategy also.Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-23, Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-23Leclerc also cautioned that Montreal's race day performance on the colder, low-downforce Circuit Gilles Villeneuve could yet prove a false dawn if Ferrari can't confirm its new-found consistency in the next couple of races before the summer break.
"It felt good. But again, this track is very particular, so I will wait before Austria to hopefully confirm what we felt this weekend."
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F1 Canadian GP live updatesHello from Montreal and bienvenu to The Athletic’s live coverage of the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix, where Max Verstappen notched yet another win for Red Bull in an utterly dominant season.Following a wet and wild Friday and Saturday at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, we got the show we expected at the front, where Verstappen capitalized on his pole position start but didn’t produce quite the kind of lead he’s posted at previous races, finishing a comparatively measly 9.5 seconds ahead of Fernando Alonso. Given his difficulty getting his tires into the desired tire temperature, Verstappen described the GP as 'not a very straightforward race,' a funny term considering he held his lead from lights out to checkered flag. Behind Verstappen, we got a proper battle between Alonso and Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes, with Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz just off the podium. Sergio Pérez did well to finish P6 after starting P12, but didn’t produce the sort of fightback that his teammate has delivered when starting far back.George Russell — whose too close encounter with the wall triggered an early safety car — made the most of his new front wing, fighting back from last to P8, only for a brake issue to force his eventual retirement.Provisional finishing order:Max Verstappen (Red Bull)Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)Sergio Pérez (Red Bull)Alex Albon (Williams)Esteban Ocon (Alpine)Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)Oscar Piastri (McLaren)Pierre Gasly (Alpine)Lando Norris (McLaren)Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)Nico Hülkenberg (Haas)Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo)Kevin Magnussen (Haas)Nyck de Vries (AlphaTauri)DNF: George Russel (Mercedes)DNF: Logan Sargeant (Williams)(Photo: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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