F1, Austin: Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz believe in it

Carlos Sainz in third position on the grid, by his side the Monegasque

The second row of the U.S. GP grid è all Ferrari red. Carlos Sainz set the third fastest final time. Behind him was teammate Charles Leclerc. In short, decent qualifying for both of them. At this point, there'è confidence for the race with both Cavallino drivers aiming to do something remarkable.

"We made few changes between Sprint and qualifying, because I was quite happy with the setup in the mini-race. We tried to maximize the result today, and I think third and fourth place was the best we could get. Race? The grid position è important, but I think our race pace will allow us to be competitive", his words to Sky Sports.

He is echoed by teammate Carlos Sainz: "I am disappointed by the’last attempt we had to stop, I had 3 tenths of advantage on the previous lap. But è easy to talk after that. We made good progress. In the race we could be in the fight if we can get a clean start. With the two in front of us it should be a fun race".

Confidence also exudes from the words of team principal Frederic Vasseur: "You always want to do better, but on the race pace we are competitive and starting like thisì in front everythingè possible for victory. The Sainz-Leclerc duel? I trust the drivers, I do not want to freeze things", his words again to Sky Sport.