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Sainz will have to "survive with what we have" in China F1 sprint
Carlos Sainz qualified fifth and Charles Leclerc seventh in a challenging rainy Friday’s sprint qualifying session. Leclerc’s off-track incident in the rain resulted in a bent steering rack. Sainz acknowledged the difficulties with warming up the tyres but managed to salvage fifth place in the end. Limited practice time in Shanghai affected Sainz’s car setup for dry conditions. However, the new parc ferme rules give hope for adjustments before the grand prix qualifying. Team principal Vasseur is optimistic about the tyre strategy, having saved a set of new medium tyres for the sprint race. Leclerc admitted to struggling with tyre warm-up and believes there was little more they could have done in the challenging conditions.
