F1 | GP Canada, Sainz analyzes the strategy: "We could have tried to mount the soft"

Among the various topics of debate that animated the Canadian Grand Prix, the ninth seasonal round of the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship held on Sunday on the Montreal track, also included that relating to Ferrari's strategic choice to fit Carlos Sainz with hard tires during the neutralization of the race due to the Safety Car.

A situation also analyzed by the person concerned, with the Spaniard admitting that the soft card could also be attempted given the subsequent difficulties in overtaking Max Verstappen's Red Bull on the same compound.

"The Safety Car was out for a little bit longer than I thought or what the team thought – Sainz reported, quoted by RaceFans – When the green flag was given, there were only 16 laps left or something like that, and they were the right number of laps to maybe try to put on a soft to try to overtake Max in the warm-up phase of the hard. Now, that's easy to say. But at that moment, with still 20 laps to go, the hard was definitely the fastest option to get to the flag, especially knowing that it was a little more used for Max. It's a shame".