Ferrari's Carlos Sainz said that getting stuck behind Lewis Hamilton during the Styrian Grand Prix cost him a chance to catch and pass Lando Norris in the concluding laps. Despite running in fifth place, Sainz had gone a lap down on lap 42 when Hamilton and race leader Max Verstappen swept passed him while he made his late pit stop on lap 41. But when he came out on fresh rubber, Sainz soon realised that he was quicker than the cars ahead of him that had pitted 14 laps earlier and were struggling with tyre degradation. RACE REPORT: 'Just perfect' Verstappen storms to fourth win of 2021 “We managed to have a very strong first stint on the medium, overcut pretty much the whole midfield...
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