After Italy, Carlos Sainz and Ferrari also took the lead in Singapore. The Spaniard set the fastest lap in tough qualifying, just 72 thousandths ahead of George Russell and 79 thousandths ahead of his teammate Charles Leclerc. Let’s see how the three rated themselves after the gesture!
Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 1st place
“Like in Monza, I felt very good here from the first practice. In Q3, I put everything together, focused on not making a single mistake, and keeping my nails clean, which is very important here in Singapore. It pays off.” It paid off. It was an eventful time trial, but I was calm the whole time and managed to get pole. Our year is somewhat characterized by the fact that our car is good on certain tracks and in certain conditions, but we know, as we also knew at Monza, that our race pace Not that strong. However, the team has done a good job in the last weeks, we have understood the car better, so I think we have made progress. But we must remember that this track has always been suitable for Ferrari. It is difficult to determine the race pace, because you can only know so much During the practice sessions on Friday. Red Bull and Mercedes tend to be a bit faster, but we will see if we can do something with this strategy. I will focus on my race, and the goal will be victory! It would be great if you can come together. I will give everything, as “I did in Monza. Hopefully that will be enough tomorrow.”
George Russell (Mercedes) – 2nd place
“Obviously it was a tough time trial. We sat in the car and sweated…You have to stay calm and collected in these conditions. So far I’m very happy with this weekend, I felt good in the car, confident. The team made good strategic decisions , so we have an extra set of medium tires for tomorrow. We entered the front row and have a strategic advantage for the race. The track is a little different now. The tire wear was very bad on Friday and we don’t know if it is the optimal situation or not. An extra tire can mean a lot, Maybe we can make Ferrari make a mistake.”
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – third place
“The time trial is very difficult here. The tires also heat up very quickly during the lap and we suffer from that in the last sector as well. The competition was very close, and Mercedes was also strong today, so it was an interesting time trial. Unfortunately, I missed it a bit To finish some places at the front, but Carlos did a great job, 1-3 for Ferrari tomorrow. We’ll see what we can do in the race. It will be physically difficult for sure. The humidity is high and it’s hot. But we’re doing well and we didn’t expect it on a track like this. I don’t know ( “If there are race pace issues), but we looked strong all weekend, so I’m confident it will be the same tomorrow.”
