British GP: Carlos Sainz Flies In The Rain At Silverstone To Sign His First 'Pole'
With the visor still splashed with rain and a slight tremor in his hands, Carlos Sainz 's voice had cracked with emotion and surprise. "It can't be, it can't be! I didn't expect this. How did I get it?" Riccardo Adami, his track engineer, exclaimed over the radio. After 150 races in F1, the man from Madrid finally signed his first pole position (1:40.983), 72 thousandths ahead of Max Verstappen and three tenths faster than Charles Leclerc, who had given him so many bad Saturdays so far. This time, on the sodden asphalt of Silverstone, it was Sainz who imposed his hierarchy at Ferrari.
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Now that a decade has passed since Fernando Alonso's last pole position at the 2012 German GP, Sainz takes over from his spiritual master. A moment of paramount importance for him, as was evident in the Scuderia garage, where he must compete daily with Leclerc's long shadow. But his driving on the wet road, as he had been showing in Montreal or Imola, should not envy the talented Monegasque.
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All the good things that had been pointing out since Friday were brought together by Sainz at the moment of truth. That critical moment that so many times came to be elusive. He was not even intimidated by Verstappen, determined to dye the screens purple since the last free session. Not even for the notorious progression of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell at the controls of the Mercedes. Alonso, who once again put everything on his side, will start seventh tomorrow.
SEVEN OUT OF 10 FOR FERRARI
At Silverstone, the event where eight teams premiered components, Ferrari again interfered in the Red Bull field. It was the seventh red pole in 10 grands prix, under treacherous conditions, where water curtains caused several mishaps. The most cumbersome could be saved by Verstappen with a 360º maneuver to straighten the car. Sainz, who had suffered from the slipstream of Lance Stroll since Q1, got rid of his complexes with a perfect lap.
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"I wouldn't have deserved pole ," admitted Leclerc, who did not shy away from self-criticism after his spin attacking his last attempt. An ugly finish to a Saturday in which he had been alternating with Mad Max at the top of the table. His congratulations to Carlos sounded more than sincere, because if he still dreams of standing up to the current champion, he needs his best squire. Sergio Pérez will join that battle on Sunday from the fourth step of the grid.
In any eventuality, Alonso will start a little behind, aboard an Alpine with improvements to the pontoons and the floor. Despite the cracks detected in some aerodynamic components, Otmar Szafnauer 's team must once again give thanks to the inspiration of their leader in the wet.
AMAZING LATIFI AND ZHOU
In Q2, when the possibility began to be confirmed that water would continue to fall - albeit in the form of drizzle - until the end of the session, the French team had already pinned all its hopes on car 14. After what was seen two weeks ago in Canada, Fernando was emerging as a great hope. Even more so after the conclusive elimination of Esteban Ocon, last in Q2 almost three seconds behind the Spaniard.
The false step of the Frenchman, like that of Daniel Ricciardo, came to be used by Nicholas Latifi, the most exotic note of the weekend. The Canadian, who has been ranked outside of Williams, got into the latest upgrade, joined by rookie Guanyu Zhou.
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