Carlos Sainz stopped in Qatar: Ferrari hunting for explanations

A 0 in the standings for which explanations are still being sought.

Carlos Sainz stopped, Ferrari working to understand why. The Spanish driver’s Qatar Grand Prix è ended before it even started, due to a petrol leak that was not repaired in time for him to show up on the grid. And in Maranello they are trying to reconstruct what happened, especially to avoid potential encores in the future.

According to 'Motorsport.com' reports, the problem was not è caused by a violent impact against the dangerous Losail curbs. This è good news for Ferrari, since any damage to the chassis of Sainz’s SF-23 would have necessitated a costly body change toward the U.S. Grand Prix.

At the same time, efforts are però also being made to rule out the hypothesis of human error. Rumors gathered by the source speak of a Ferrari whose men had noticed a "sweating of gasoline" already on arrival at the track, thinking forò it was a mere stagnation given the small magnitudeà of the problem. Upon filling up Sainz, however, è the bitter truth emerged.

Investigations appear to be still ongoing, but what seems to be established è that once again the impossible weather in Qatar played a role. Indeed, the very high temperatures also affect the gasoline, which if delivered in the car risks losing some of its power. Soì in Ferrari they è decided to delay the operation, thus noticing late the damage to the car.