Carlos Sainz says he's still in the process of understanding how to optimize his launch off the grid with Ferrari's car, an exercise in which he excelled previously at McLaren. In the past, Sainz's lightning fast starts have allowed the Spaniard to gain many positions over his rivals on a race's opening lap. But this year, the 26-year-old is taking a more conservative approach to his starts, aiming first and foremost to keep himself out of trouble as he continues to learn the intricacies of his new car. "I was just going through a big data analysis with my engineers 10 minutes ago, trying to understand what I could have done better," said Sainz, a few hours after last Sunday's...
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