Dan super frustrated post race on the radio with the second drs zone getting repassed by Sainz twice.
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“The Sprint race certainly wasn’t boring. On one hand, it was nice to be in a battle, and I had fun out there,
but I’m also really frustrated.
As we showed this morning by having both cars in the top 8, we definitely had the pace to score points, so congratulations to Yuki who did.
Every time I passed Carlos in Turn 1, he overtook me with the DRS afterwards. I’m also frustrated with myself for leaving the door open to Oscar, who passed me in Turn 8.
Strategically, I can perform better moves tomorrow. Some things changed throughout the race, probably also because of the asphalt we have here, but I think I did well by adapting my driving style mid-race.
In fact, we gained a lot from Carlos (Sainz) during the last couple of laps. Unfortunately, by the chequered flag, we were still behind by a couple tenths.
Looking at the positive, I think it’s exciting to see the forward steps we’ve taken with the car. I also learnt some things during the race,
and I’ll keep them in my back pocket for tomorrow. We’ll watch the replays and figure out how to plan my overtakes better, trying to find a bit more clear air and use that pace.”
Tsunoda also had some technical problems in the end, which cost him a couple of seconds as well.
I just re-watched it on the onboard, and he had to switch to a slower mode "for reliabilty" with 7 laps to go.