Sainz was caught in the carport until the last minutes of the meeting in the wake of revealing brake-by-wire issues on his Ferrari.
He returned out so as to endeavor one flying lap, which moved him from last to first.
“It was an extremely unpleasant Q1 in these circumstances,” Sainz grinned. “Clearly, not ideal to have the option to do just a single lap in Q1 and to put it on P1 was a gallant lap.
“Without knowing how the track was at that point, having no clue about how much hold to find, to put it there with only one lap was a very positive sentiment.”
Sainz ran out of new delicate tires for Q3 and needed to agree to fifth on Saturday evening’s run network.
“I was very speedy in Q2 on the pre-owned tires and furthermore in Q3, however only because of the issue we had yesterday in Q2 we didn’t have any softs left, which we realize around here is three to four tenths, so that is the reason we are P5,” Sainz added.
After weighty short-term and morning showers, the Red Bull Ring possessed evaporated simply in energy for the F1’s run shootout, however diminished grasp levels sodden kerbs actually made fitting the bill for the second run of the 2023 season unsafe, with groups having cerebral pains on which tires methodology to use with the arrangements of information spaces they actually had accessible.
While partner Leclerc had a bunch of softs accessible for Q3, he said his decision to just have one cool-down lap rather than two between his two flyers cost him as he opened in behind Sainz in P6 – until he was given a three-place network drop for blocking Oscar Piastri in Q1.
“I presumably didn’t do extraordinary occupation overseeing Q3,” Leclerc conceded in the wake of qualifying eight tenths behind predominant poleman Max Verstappen, while he was just a portion of a 10th behind in Friday fitting the bill for the great prix.
“I requested push-cool-push, where perhaps a push cool-push would have been something more.
“One cool-down wasn’t sufficient, my tires were very hot, so on the second lap I simply needed more hold, which is a disgrace yet this is how things have been.
“Truly the speed wasn’t extraordinary earlier today in those circumstances. The vehicle was a lot trickier contrasted with yesterday.”
Leclerc is trusting the track conditions will either be completely dry or completely wet in Spielberg for him to have the option to climb the request.
“I trust it’s either all dry or all wet, since, supposing that it’s creamer like this sadly there’s just a single line, from that point there’s essentially no other option for us.
“How about we see later on assuming we have great speed and it’s all dry we can return.”
ainz was stuck in the garage until the final minutes of the session after reporting brake-by-wire problems on his Ferrari.
He came back out in time to attempt one flying lap, which propelled him from last to first.
“It was a very stressful Q1 in these conditions,” Sainz smiled. “Obviously, not ideal to be able to do only one lap in Q1 and to put it on P1 was a pretty heroic lap.
“Without knowing how the track was at the time, having no idea how much grip to find, to put it there with only one lap was a pretty good feeling.”
Sainz ran out of fresh soft tyres for Q3 and had to settle for fifth on Saturday afternoon’s sprint grid.
“I was quite quick in Q2 on the used tyres and also in Q3, but just due to the problem we had yesterday in Q2 we didn’t have any softs left, which we know around here is three to four tenths, so that’s why we are P5,” Sainz added.
After heavy overnight and morning showers, the Red Bull Ring had dried up just in time for the F1’s sprint shootout, but reduced grip levels and damp kerbs still made qualifying for the second sprint of the 2023 season hazardous, with teams having headaches on which tyres strategy to use with the sets of news slots they still had available.
While team-mate Leclerc did have a set of softs available for Q3, he said his choice to only have one cool-down lap instead of two between his two flyers cost him as he slotted in behind Sainz in P6 – until he was given a three-place grid drop for impeding Oscar Piastri in Q1.
“I probably didn’t do great job managing Q3,” Leclerc admitted after qualifying eight tenths behind dominant poleman Max Verstappen, while he was only half a tenth behind in Friday qualifying for the grand prix.
“I asked for push-cool-push, where maybe a push-cool-cool-push would have been better.
“One cool-down wasn’t enough, my tyres were extremely hot, so on the second lap I just didn’t have enough grip, which is a shame but it’s like this.
“Honestly the pace wasn’t great this morning in those conditions. The car was much trickier compared to yesterday.”
Leclerc is hoping the track conditions will either be fully dry or fully wet in Spielberg for him to be able to move up the order.
“I hope it’s either all dry or all wet, because if it’s half and half like this unfortunately there’s only one line, from there there’s basically nothing we can do.
“Let’s see later on if we have good pace and it’s all dry we can definitely come back.”
