Carlos Sainz admits his maiden F1 pole position at the BritishGP “came as a bit of a surprise” because he had a “terrible” feeling during his final runs of qualifying
Sainz sounded shocked when he was informed of his pole, saying over team radio: “No way! Holy s***! I didn't expect that one. I felt terrible out there! How did I do P1?”Speaking after qualifying, Sainz said his Q3 laps did not feel “amazing” and described his maiden pole as an “emotional” moment for him.
“I didn’t know what lap time I had to do on that lap to go pole. It didn’t feel amazing because I did a small mistake in Turn 3 which threw me out of line into Turn 4. Then I remember going through the high speed and thinking ‘maybe I should’ve pushed a bit more’.“Then running out of battery into 15 and 16, I said ‘I have the lap on the board, through the corners it’s not bad but missing the battery and everything in the last straights, I was convinced that it was not going to be enough.
“In the end, in these conditions a lot of the times it’s about putting it together, putting a decent lap on the board, not the most optimal, perfect lap of your life.”Related Articles“[I feel] good, the formation lap will feel great in the Ferrari,” he added. “It’s the first time I will do it [in F1]. I think I haven’t forgot since I led a formation lap in World Series by Renault.
"I am disappointed but happy for Carlos,” he said. “I knew the last lap was when I had to put everything together - but I didn’t. So I don’t deserve pole.
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