Sainz: Bumpy COTA gives Ferrari F1 team-mate Leclerc an advantage

Leclerc has clearly been ahead of Sainz in Austin, having taken pole for Sunday’s main race and qualified second in the Saturday shootout, while Sainz was fourth and sixth in the two sessions.Sainz says that the sprint weekend meant that he couldn’t optimise the car over the bumps, which are more severe this year, in FP1.”For me it’s mainly track characteristics,” said the Spaniard when …Keep reading