Sainz upset with red flag: "We had really good pace all day"

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17:25, 28 May 2022

Ferrari claimed another front row lockout today, but Carlos Sainz is still upset with the fact that a Sergio Perez red flag ended the session early.

"It's a shame, another year that the red flag cost us at the end of the session so we cannot go for pole position," he told us after qualifying, before adding, "but typical Monaco."

The Spaniard came round the corner into Portier and saw Perez's car spread across the track, he recalled that "Perez crashed in front of me, I was in my flying lap. I saw the yellow flag just going into turn 8. I had to hit the brakes, and tried to avoid him as best I could."

Ferrari had the expected pace

Sainz and Leclerc had a lot of pace all weekend, which was something that the Ferrari driver saw as a positive. "We had really good pace all day, I was just building it up for qualifying. I was feeling good," he stated.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	90
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	60
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	29
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	26
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	26
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	13
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Sainz upset with red flag: "We had really good pace all day"

Ferrari had the expected pace

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