Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has admitted to feeling very nervous as the race prepared to resume after a Safety Car intervention. The Spaniard claimed his maiden Formula 1 victory at the 151st time of asking, winning a dramatic and intense British Grand Prix at Silverstone after overtaking Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in the closing stages of the race.
Having started from pole position, Sainz looked set to settle for second place after being passed by Leclerc as the Monegasque proved the quicker driver in a tense duel with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.
But a late Safety Car restart reset the race and allowed Sainz to dive in for fresh Soft tyres while Leclerc was stuck on aging Hard tyres for the final 10 laps of the race.
Sainz quickly despatched Leclerc and was able to pull away while both Sergio Perez and Hamilton managed to clear Leclerc to push him off the podium.