CARLOS SAINZ JR
Had the 2020 Italian Grand Prix lasted a couple of laps longer, Carlos Sainz Jr would probably already be a Formula 1 race winner. The gradual rate at which Sainz was able to reel in Pierre Gasly across the closing stages proved not to be enough. He only gained DRS with two laps remaining, and that left him an agonising 0.415 seconds shy of victory.
“It was an intense final few laps, probably the most intense of my career,” says Sainz. “But looking back at it, I don’t feel like I could
