Carlos Sainz hits back at 2016 F1 champ's criticism of Ferrari's 'deep-seated issues'

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has hit back at Nico Rosberg's suggestions that there are deep-seated issues the team needs to overcome.

Sainz has played down suggestions of a 'fundamental problem' at Ferrari after several errors and strategical blinders in recent races.

The Spaniard came out in defence of his team after criticism from former Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg, who slammed the Italian giants for their constant failures in 2022 despite the car's impressive speed.

"What on earth is going on there? Really, I think it's time they made some changes there, some serious changes," Rosberg said.

But Sainz is confident the team is on the right path, and they will find success if they keep working hard.

The Spaniard hit back: "Clearly, our team needs to keep maturing and needs to keep improving to be able to consistently get wins. [During the race in Hungary] I think the pace of the car was just not there.

"And you know, Red Bull had an off day at the Red Bull Ring. No one said Red Bull needs to improve. They were terrible on pace there, and we were terrible on pace [here]. We need to analyse why to make sure it doesn't happen again, because on Friday we were flying in hot temperatures, and [in the race] we were struggling in much cooler conditions, so [it's] something to analyse."

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