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Carlos Sainz rued bouncing through the high-speed corners “killing” Ferrari’s chances at claiming pole position at Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix as he qualified sixth. Ferrari harboured ambitions that it would recover from a nightmare weekend in Canada last time out to be back in the battle at the sharp end on a conventional venue. […]
Ferrari had high hopes of bouncing back from a tough weekend in Canada and being competitive at a traditional circuit this time around. The team accelerated the introduction of a major upgrade package to gain an edge over their rivals. However, in Barcelona, both Leclerc and Sainz were slower than their competitors, struggling with porpoising in high-speed corners. Sainz revealed that despite various attempts to address the issue since the introduction of ground effect regulations, they have not yet found a solution. Despite showing promise in practice, the team realized during qualifying that Red Bull and McLaren had an advantage. Sainz remains optimistic about the upgrades and acknowledges the need to find more performance in medium to high-speed tracks for future races.
