F1 | Ferrari, Sainz on the power unit update: "The team made a great effort"

Carlos Sainz will watch Charles Leclerc's performances with great interest, as the Monegasque will be the first of the two Ferrari drivers to be able to take advantage of the updated power unit that will debut this weekend in Sochi. In fact, the Spaniard admitted that he too will be able to benefit from the element in question in the near future, but he will still have to wait for the right opportunity to be able to take advantage of the penalty. As Leclerc himself did, forced to start from the back of the grid in the Russian GP.

"It's the development direction the team is looking to try and experiment with on the power unit side for next year – said Sainz, quoted by Formula1.com, during the Thursday press conference in Sochi – I will mount it as soon as there is a compromise to start last when the circuit and the championship, with the components I have available, allow me to do so. The team obviously put a pretty big effort into trying to bring this element and I'm happy with that (Leclerc) he will try it first. I hope it's a good step, I hope it's fast because then it will be my turn too at some point in the season and it should make our lives easier".