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Sainz: “We did everything we could to optimize the result”

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Williams driver Carlos Sainz qualified 13th for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
  • Sainz said his team tested changes that improved the car and helped him advance through the first two qualifying rounds.
  • He will start ahead of Esteban Ocon and enters the race 16th in the championship with six points.

Carlos Sainz will start the Italian Grand Prix from 13th place after saying he and Williams had done everything possible to maximize their qualifying result at Monza.

We tried a couple of things yesterday and this morning, which put the car in a better position.

· Carlos SainzSainz explained how Williams improved the car before qualifying at Monza.

“We tried a couple of things yesterday and this morning, which put the car in a better position,” Sainz said at the circuit. The Spanish driver, who turned 32 on Tuesday, has four wins and 29 podiums in Formula One. He is in his 12th season and his second with Williams, where he is set to remain for at least two more years after an announcement made before the Dutch Grand Prix.

Sainz described his qualifying session as a clean lap in Q1 and a strong lap in Q2, enough to finish ahead of Haas driver Esteban Ocon and secure 13th on the grid. “We did everything we could to optimize the result today,” he said.

We did everything we could to optimize the result today.

· Carlos SainzSainz assessed his 13th-place qualifying result.

He currently sits 16th in the championship with six points. “We’ll see what can be done tomorrow from that position,” Sainz said.

A clean lap in Q1 and a good lap in Q2, to be ahead of Ocon, allowed me to start 13th tomorrow. We’ll see what can be done tomorrow from that position.

· Carlos SainzSainz described the qualifying laps that secured his starting position.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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