The breakthrough behind Sainz’s best weekend of F1 2022 so far

OPINION: Carlos Sainz came close to winning in Monaco but needed that race’s specific circumstances for his shot at a maiden Formula 1 victory to appear. Last weekend in Canada, he led the line for Ferrari in Charles Leclerc’s absence from the front. And there’s a key reason why Sainz has turned his 2022 form around

Alex Kalinauckas Jun 21, 2022, 9:31 AM

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“In the race I was pushing flatout without any fear of losing the car. Like I had, for example, in Barcelona.”

Carlos Sainz’s explanation of his feeling inside his Ferrari F1-75 throughout last weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix rather neatly summed up his campaign so far. It has been one of promise – although that’s very hard not to hit given this is the Scuderia’s best title shot in five years – but also one of frustration. And errors.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.