2023-10-13 05:36:05
Bitter pill for Spaniard Carlos Sainz at the Qatar Grand Prix: The 29-year-old was unable to take part in the race because a fuel leak might not be repaired in time before the start.
Sainz at the Losail International Circuit: “When we got the car back from parc fermé and wanted to prepare for the race, we noticed this leak. We suspect that we didn’t notice this before because we only filled up the tank before the race.”
“The mechanics then went to work to fix it, but realized they mightn’t have done it before the start of the race. So they had to stop. That’s a real shame because I would have liked to find out what I might have gotten out of this Grand Prix.”
«When you realize so shortly before a race that you can’t drive, it’s very depressing. That’s very cruel, but that’s how motorsport can be.”
“It’s just a shame that we lost the opportunity to make up more ground on Mercedes.”
Ferrari is currently analyzing how the fuel leak in the tank area might have occurred. Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur has expressed the suspicion that the defect might have something to do with the blows when driving over the curbs.
Katar-GP, Losail International Circuit
01. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 1:27:39,168 h
02. Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, +4,833 sec
03. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, +5.969
04. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, +34,119
05. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, +38,976
06. Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, +49,032
07. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, +62,390
08. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Alfa Romeo, +66,563
09. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Alfa Romeo, +76,127
10. Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, +80,181
11. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, +81,652
12. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, +82,300
13. Alex Albon (T), Williams, +91,014
14. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, +1 Round
15. Yuki Tsunoda (J), AlphaTauri, +1 Runde
16. Nico Hülkenberg (D), Haas, +1 lap
17. Liam Lawson (NZ), AlphaTauri, +1 Round
Out
Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, did not start
Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, Crash
Logan Sargeant (USA), Williams, abandonment
World Championship standings (following 17 of 22 Grand Prix, including 4 of 6 sprints)
driver
01. Verstappen 433 points
02. Pérez 224
03. Hamilton 194
04. Alonso 183
05. Sainz 153
06. Leclerc 145
07. Norris 136
08. Russell 132
09. Plates 83
10. Stroll 47
11. Gasly 46
12. Ocon 44
13. Albon 23
14. Bottas 10
15. Hulkenberg 9
16. Zhou 6
17. Tsunoda 3
18. Magnussen 3
19. Lawson 2
20. Sargeant 0
21. De Vries 0
22. Ricciardo 0
Constructors’ Cup
01. Red Bull Racing 657 Punkte
02. Mercedes 326
03. Ferrari 298
04. Aston Martin 230
05. McLaren 219
06. Alpine 90
07. Williams 23
08. Alfa Romeo 16
09. Haas 12
10. AlphaTauri 5
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