Sainz: "P9, so we're happy"

Renault's Carlos Sainz Jr mustered a tidy ninth place in qualifying today, and the Spaniard is happy with that, as both Renaults made it to Q3 again.

The French team weren't best of the rest this time. Both Haas cars ended in front of the Renaults, and Romain Grosjean even ended up in front of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo. Still, Renault can be happy with that result, as their consistency has been their main strength this year.

On the Vettel incident, Sainz admitted that the whole incident didn't have any implications, as it happened in Q1 and didn't have many consequences.

That's nice of him to say. The Spaniard has also out-qualified Nico Hülkenberg, his teammate, again, which is also a good sign from him. At the start of the season, Hulkenberg was beating Sainz every time, but now, he's showing his true potential, and the qualifying duel between him and Hülkenberg is getting closer by the week.