Carlos Sainz looks back at FP1: "A positive Friday, after a little heart attack!"

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08:25, 12 Oct 2019

byMatt

Carlos Sainz deems his Friday as positive in the build-up to the Japanese Grand Prix weekend despite having a little moment at the start of FP1. He described this as a "little heart attack". If qualifying is cancelled, the McLaren driver will start from P7.

Over the next couple of races, the Spaniard will be looking to cement his place as the 'best of the rest' driver during the 2019 F1 season. If he outscores Pierre Gasly by three points or more this weekend, he'll move ahead of the former Aston Martin Red Bull Racing driver in the F1 world championship.

Sainz claims the car feels competitive around the Suzuka circuit.

“I think it’s been a positive Friday – after a little heart attack at the start of FP1! We managed to get the car back to the garage, the mechanics did a great job to get everything ready and we went back out to complete our run programme," Sainz reported.

"FP2 was also intense but I’m happy with how both sessions went. The car feels good and we looked competitive. However, not running tomorrow means there were different run plans today, so we can’t tell for sure where our competitors are. There is a bit of uncertainty but I’m confident we’ll be ready for Sunday.”

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Carlos Sainz looks back at FP1: "A positive Friday, after a little heart attack!"

byMatt

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