“It just shows what Formula 1 lacks”: Carlos Sainz criticizes F1 amid George Russell’s first front row finish in qualifying.
George Russell had a great session on Saturday after finishing P2 in qualifying, his best grid start since making his F1 debut, and the difference this time was that he was driving a Mercedes instead of Williams.
Russell’s result was impressive as he had little time to familiarize himself with the car and yet managed to stay close to his teammate Valtteri Bottas, who is very experienced and in control of the car.
This prompted Carlos Sainz to criticize F1 for not bridging the gaps between the cars on the grid, as all the drivers in the paddock are marginally apart in skills, but the gap widens when a car like Mercedes is far advanced. compared to others.
“It just shows what Formula 1 is missing, having cars that are two seconds apart when almost the entire grid could be within three tenths of a second because of the talent on the grid,” explains Sainz.
“It’s a shame that a guy who’s fighting for P15 every weekend, all of a sudden when you put him in a race winning car, he’s 20 thousandths from pole.
“If anything for me, this shows what F1 is missing, creating a much more incredible show if you could level the playing field a little more and allow the driver to make a difference.
“Right now, when you’re a second off the beat or two seconds off the beat, you really can’t see the last two tenths of a driver making a difference.”
