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With neither Ferrari driver in a position any longer to win the title without Max Verstappen dropping points, Carlos Sainz concedes they need a few DNFs for the reigning World Champion.

Last time out in Hungary, a race in which fingers were again pointed at Ferrari’s strategists after Charles Leclerc fell from first to sixth due to a dubious tyre call, the Monégasque driver dropped 80 points behind race winner and championship leader Max Verstappen.

Sainz is even further back, 22 points behind his team-mate.

That means even if one them wins all the remaining races, takes the fastest lap point and comes out on top in Brazil’s sprint race, they cannot win the title if Verstappen is P2 in each of those events.

That means they need the reigning World Champion to drop points – something Verstappen has not done all that often this season.

He lost big points in Bahrain and Australia as a result of engine retirements, and dropped from first to seventh at Silverstone after his RB18 suffered floor damage.

That, though, has been it for the Red Bull driver, in sharp contrast to the points the Ferrari pairing have lost. In retirements alone, Sainz has lost points in four races while Leclerc has three DNFs to his name.

The Spanish driver concedes Ferrari need a bit of help from Red Bull.

“I think it’s clear for