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Sainz struggles under "the ultimate pressure situation in F1" says Rosberg

18:11, 22 Apr 2022

byGPblog.com

Carlos Sainz did not start his first Grand Prix weekend in an ideal way after his contract extension at Ferrari. Nico Rosberg thinks the pressure became too much for the Spaniard for a moment.

The pressure at a top team like Ferrari is sky-high, especially now that Charles Leclerc has started the season so much stronger than his teammate. According to Rosberg, that pressure has played tricks on him, which is reflected in the crash he made in Q2.

Is Sainz succumbing to the pressure from Ferrari?

"Maybe the pressure is getting to him a little bit," Rosberg explains to Sky Sports. Fighting for victories and championships at Ferrari, he calls "the ultimate pressure situation in F1. It doesn't get tougher than that mentality," he added.

The former Mercedes driver thinks the Spaniard may have some trouble adjusting to that situation after he actually impressed in 2021 by beating his teammate in the championship. "Especially having Leclerc on fire performing incredibly well," Rosberg concluded.

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3 Comments

F1King33 22 April 2022 at 21:00+ 6684

Leclerc was last year unlucky , thats why Sainz had more points. Charles is more talented and faster then Carlos although spaniard is as well very good driver and great guy. Obviously he pushes too hard above his limits and Charles is still in front. He is under pressure now to try to follow Charles pace, but he has made big back to back errors, and certainly has lost as well some of self confidence

mpplc 22 April 2022 at 19:06+ 10240

Sainz is still a great driver and I have every bit of faith he’ll bounce back to consistency, even IF he doesn’t beat Leclerc

Simpleh Lovely 22 April 2022 at 18:47+ 15729

I’ve been incredulous that Ferrari not only re-signed Sainz but to 2024. He’s nothing more than a number 2 very easy to replace. And then he does this in qualifying. He’s a good solid driver but now cracking under the pressure trying to keep up with Charles. Typical Ferrari lol. No idea why they would rush to sign him. As if they would lose him to Merc or RBR.

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