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Carlos Sainz feels that he could have made it into the top eight in Bahrain qualifying yesterday, but was forced to pull over due to a reliability issue on his last lap, denting any hopes of improving.
"How frustrating and annoying! We lost a great chance of getting into Q3 – I'd say the top 8 was possible. I'm disappointed, as I was doing a great Quali. We had got up to speed very quickly after the problems on Fridat and I was coming very fast, but another reliability issue puts us only P16 on the grid."
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However, despite the low starting position, Sainz is remaining positive for the race ahead and will attempt to optimise the potential of the car beneath him.
"The only positive is that the race is next and we can still fight for something. I think the car has a lot of potential here and it feels faster than ever since Australia, so it's a real shame that I had to stop the car in Q1. Anyway, once I cool down I will get over this, stop being upset about the situation and already start thinking about the race.
"I will push hard even if I will go a bit into the unknown after missing so much track time; there will be a lot of improvisation, but we've done that before and we've come along pretty well, so I'm positive that it can end up being a good day."
Fergal Walsh
Azerbaijan Grand Prix
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