The Spaniard endured a torrid Melbourne weekend, as a problem getting his car started for his final qualifying lap left him without enough time to warm his tyres up properly and left him ninth on the grid.
He then had to have his steering wheel replaced before the start, hit anti-stall off the grid and dropped down the order, before then spinning out on the second lap.
His nightmare weekend was in contrast to team-mate Charles Leclerc, who secured pole position, the race win and fastest lap to extend his lead in the F1 drivers’ championship.
Sainz could not hide his disappointment about what happened, but says it has simply highlighted how he and his team need to get everything right.
“Charles is driving very well,” said Sainz. “As he says, he has understood this car very well and he’s doing great things with it.
“Of course it’s a great car, but I also believe he’s putting together some very strong races, and some very strong performances.
“So I was excited about qualy…
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