Carlos Sainz had a moment to forget during Free Practice 1 of the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday, April 4 as he missed the Williams pit and went ahead. The moment happened as Sainz was entering the pitlane and his team was telling him to box. However, the Spaniard would miss the Williams pit and went ahead.
This prompted the Williams crew to remind him that their pit was at the beginning of the lane. This prompted Sainz to quickly apologise to his crew and they responded by telling him to exit the pits and come again on the next lap. You can see the full video here:
Sainz did a total of 28 laps during Free Practice 1 and finished 10th, as Lando Norris was the fastest.
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Sainz comments on early struggles
Sainz’ move from Ferrari to Williams has been a tough one so far as he has got just one point so far from two races. The Spaniard said that the move has been a challenge and the adaptation process will take time. However, Sainz feels that he is on the right track at the moment.
“I think it has been quite a challenge, for sure, like always when you change teams.”
“You always go through a learning process and an adaptation process that takes time and effort and takes a lot of energy, but I feel like we’re on the right track, going the right way.”
“I was very quick in Australia, unfortunately, with the problem in the race, but not so quick in China. We hope to understand why, but it was good to go through that experience and now, hopefully, we can put things together and perform better in this triple header,” said Sainz.
The Japanese GP will take place on Sunday, April 6.
