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First Ferrari race not time to ‘attack' – Sainz

Mar.31 Carlos Sainz says he took a calmer than usual approach to his first race with Ferrari in Bahrain. The Spaniard, who switched from McLaren to replace the ousted Sebastian Vettel for 2021, qualified four places behind new teammate Charles Leclerc and also finished his first grand prix wearing red in eighth place. 'In the first laps I felt the car's behaviour in turbulence and was passed by two slower cars – the Alpine and the Aston Martin,' he told AS newspaper. 'But I was able to recover and I would dare to say that I had better pace than the McLarens,' Sainz added. The 26-year-old explained that he did not take his usual ‘full attack' approach into his very first race...
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