With Ferrari having hit the ground running with its F1-75, Sainz has found himself not as immediately comfortable with the car as his teammate.
And with him open that he needs to address the situation as quickly as possible, Sainz says a lot of work has been done in the days since the Bahrain Grand Prix to understand what Leclerc is doing differently.
Ahead of the Saudi Arabian GP, Sainz has suggested that the key lies with a better set-up on his side of the garage, which is why his engineers have planned some important experiments for Friday practice.
“I was right there in the fight for pole in qualifying [in Bahrain] and this was a good news for me, because for the lack of feeling that I have with this car, and the lack of understanding that I feel I have, it was good news to still be able to put a couple of very strong laps in qualify that nearly gave me pole,” he explained.
“But the fact is that I still need to work on the set-up. I need to work on the car understanding.
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