Aston Martin Red Bull Racing F1 Sakhir Grand-Prix race – Frustrating weekend

SAKHIR GRAND PRIX
Bahrain International Circuit – Outer Track
4-6 December 2020
Sunday, 6 December 2020

SAKHIR GP – RACE
ALEX ALBON, Finish Position: 6th, Start Position: 12th

“It was a very strange and scrappy race and I’m not really sure how it all unfolded but climbing from 12th to sixth isn’t too bad but we hoped for more today. We expected to be slow on the straights and we only just about to managed to stay with the other cars when we had DRS but it was so hard to overtake and I was having to dive bomb into Turn One to get the moves made.

It was very hard to race with the configuration of downforce we had, and we were quick in parts of the track like sector two where you just can’t overtake. Now it’s full focus on Abu Dhabi in a few days’ time.”

MAX VERSTAPPEN, Finish Position: DNF, Start Position: 3rd  

“I had a good start but got boxed in so was trying to stay out of trouble but everyone around me was being so aggressive and risking things like it was the last lap of the race. Especially Charles going up the inside at Turn 4 and braking so late when the track is so dusty. I understand he wanted to pass a car but it was just too optimistic.

I respect Charles a lot and he is a great driver but I think that was a bit too much. Checo couldn’t see what was happening on the inside, Charles hit him and then he was spinning backwards across the track. I tried to go around the outside to avoid any damage to my car but ended up in the gravel and then the barrier.

It’s frustrating to retire so soon in a race where we had a racy car and a good chance of doing well.”

CHRISTIAN HORNER, Team Principal

“An incredibly frustrating end to the weekend with Max’s race being cut short on the opening lap through no fault of his own. He managed to avoid Valtteri who had a slide at Turn 2 which cost him a lot of momentum and then unfortunately Leclerc misjudged his braking and hit Perez.

Max was forced to take avoiding action and subsequently hit the barrier, which was a great shame as he would have been a real contender for the win today.

Alex survived contact in the opening lap but struggled for pace in the initial stint. He pitted for the hard tyre which he seemed more comfortable on and we then took a bit of a risk under the last safety car to put the soft tyre on which he used to good effect to move up to P6. It was an entertaining race for the fans at home and congratulations to Racing Point and Sergio Perez for their first victories in Formula One.”
 

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