Hungary "summarises my season" - Sainz Jr.

Carlos Sainz Jr. thinks Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix summed up his season thus far as the Spaniard finished in P12.

Renault driver Carlos Sainz Jr. was hopeful going into the race at the Hungaroring, thinking that the bendy track suited Renault's car better than most tracks.

The Spanish driver struggled to get into the race at all on Sunday, though and could only manage a P12 finish.

Renault sent Sainz our with the slower soft tyres in an attempt for a longer duration before having to pit again for the ultrasofts.

The elaborate strategy didn't go to plan however, and Sainz was called back into the pits quite early on.

It's a race that Sainz and Renault will be keen to put behind them as they look to tie down fourth spot in the constructors' championship.

"We clearly lacked a bit of pace in these hot conditions, our car being so tough on tyres, it just doesn't like these type of conditions," Sainz explained to Formula One's official website.

"In the end, we were having a better pace on the soft and just when I was starting to get a bit into a rhythm and good pace, we suddenly boxed and we were stuck in traffic and we got overcut by the whole field, so not very happy with that.

"It just summarises a bit my season. Up until now, decent pace, decent everything but just the results aren't coming in."