Carlos Sainz hopes to overtake Alonso quickly
Finishing in third place, Carlos Sainz aims to battle with Max Verstappen in an attempt to win his first victory.
This Sunday, Carlos Sainz has a shot to make. Qualified third, Carlos Sainz has a great opportunity to achieve a good result and thus score big points. Knowing that two of the leaders (Leclerc and Perez) are starting far behind him, he only has Max Verstappen as a rival.
However, a surprise guest showed up at the party. It’s Fernando Alonso, who achieved an incredible qualifying time, securing second place. But in order to face the reigning world champion, the son of the former rally driver will have to surpass his fellow countryman, which is not an easy task. Nevertheless, the Ferrari driver remains hopeful.
It will be important [to overtake Alonso] so that I can find myself behind Max as soon as possible. From there, I will try to push Red Bull into something different in terms of strategy.
“I honestly think that we have a good chance, we just need to make sure we are behind them [Red Bull] as soon as possible, otherwise, overtake them at the start,” the number 55 driver said.
Ideally placed on the grid and if he has a very good race pace, the Spanish driver would have the opportunity to win his first victory in the premier category of motorsport. Especially since Canada is known to have been a land of first successes: Gilles Villeneuve, Lewis Hamilton, Robert Kubica, Jean Alesi, Daniel Ricciardo, and Thierry Boutsen.
