Carlos Sainz says his sixth-place finish in the British Grand Prix due to a rare pitstop mistake by his Ferrari crew was "difficult to take" given the Scuderia's strong performance level at Silverstone. Sainz's swap from the medium to the hard tyre took place on lap 29 and lasted a painful 12.3 seconds as his mechanics battled with his front-left wheel. Stranded in sixth, the Spaniard failed to move forward in the second half of the race while his teammate Charles Leclerc continued to lead the field until he succumbed to an attack from future race winner Lewis Hamilton just three laps from the checkered flag. Sainz felt convinced that his position on merit was also among the...
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