Sainz has important goal: 'He's the only driver at top two teams'

The Miami Grand Prix is, among other things, dominated by the title fight between Ferrari and Red Bull Racing. Where Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen will be fighting for the lead in the world championship, Carlos Sainz will be looking for revenge.

The Spaniard was still one of the title favourites at the beginning of the season, but after the first race in Bahrain, it was already clear that Leclerc had the better papers. Sainz stayed close to his teammate for two GPs. During the races in Australia and Italy, however, that changed.

Twice Sainz had to drop out early in the race after a crash, losing expensive points for the world championship. In the United States, it is therefore important for him to end the weekend on a positive note. A pole position would help, as Greg Stuart writes Formula1.com.

"Data said that the Spaniard’s ideal lap in the dry at Imola would have been good enough for pole," analyzes the journalist. "But a Q2 crash there, coming on the back of an issue in Australia that he felt cost him pole, means he remains the only driver in the top two teams yet to net a P1 this year."