Sainz fears for Ferrari: 'If that happens, it will be difficult for us'

Carlos Sainz finished fifth in sprint qualifying on Friday. The Spaniard struggled in the wet conditions in the final part of the sprint shootout and was unable to finish higher as a result.

In a statement after qualifying, the Ferrari driver let it be known: "It was a tough mixed session. We made it through SQ1 and SQ2 without major issues, but then in SQ3, with the rain and the Intermediate tyres, we struggled quite a lot with the rear tyres as we weren’t able to get them up to the right temperature."

Sainz hopes rain stays away

Finally, the current number four in the world championship looks ahead to Saturday, the day of the sprint race. "If the Sprint Race tomorrow is also wet it won't be an easy session for us, but as of now it looks like there is a higher chance of dry conditions. In any case, we will try to recover some positions and face qualifying in the afternoon with good momentum."