Midfield drivers should have a chance to fight for a podium says Sainz

Last year Fernando Alonso left F1 after many years and claimed the reason was that it no longer excited him.

Sainz felt that it was a shame that he did leave as the sport should have the best drivers in world in it but understood his reason for leaving as others are in the same position.

Sainz told La Gazzeta dello Sport: “F1 should have the best drivers in the world and Fernando is clearly one of the best, if not the best ever.

Sainz explained that the structure of Formula 1 makes competing with Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull a very hard task and that himself and other drivers deserve more credit.

“I and many other drivers deserve more credit,” he added.