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Ferrari proud of Sainz after podium in Hungary: 'He made the right decision'.
- GPblog.com
Where Charles Leclerc already lost his chances in Hungary after the first corner, Carlos Sainz drove past all the damage. For a long time he had a view on the podium, seemed to lose it when Lewis Hamilton passed him in the final phase, but finally saw his name back on P3 after the disqualification of Sebastian Vettel.
During the race, there was some discussion between Sainz and his team on the radio. The Ferrari members behind the pit wall wanted to bring the Spaniard in for new tyres, but he made it clear that he still had speed. After the race team principal Mattia Binotto told Motorsport.com that it was good that Sainz went against the call of his team.
Open communication important
"They are conclusions that we reach together, that's how we look at it. By having open communication over the on-board radio, we make sure we reach the right conclusion together," Binotto explained. According to the Italian, Ferrari has come up with that method of working specifically. "It was not a misunderstanding, because the final decision is made by the strategists," he said.
"The driver gave his suggestion with the feeling he has, then we look at our simulation and our evaluation. In the end we concluded that it was the right decision". Sainz too recognises that his call was the right one. "At that point, the team and I did not expect the overcut to be so fast on those two drivers (Latifi and Tsunoda, ed.)", the Spanish driver concludes.