‘It ended up costing me’ - Carlos Sainz eager to make up for committed pole attempt in Canada qualifying

Carlos Sainz is ready to make up for a frustrating qualifying session on Saturday, as he gave up the chance to achieve his first pole position in Canada. It did seem that Max Verstappen of Red Bull was always one step ahead of the rest of the drivers throughout qualifying, however, Sainz was up on Verstappen after his first sector on his final lap in Q3.

Ad/> But on the final corner he overcommitted and cost himself half a second, which then led to not only Verstappen taking pole but also his fellow Spaniard, Fernando Alonso, pipping him to second. Canadian Grand Prix'I think I will attack Max on the first corner' — Alonso plans Verstappen challenge15 HOURS AGO This comes on a crucial weekend for Sainz and Ferrari as team-mate Charles Leclerc will be starting from the back of the grid after the planned changes to his engine setup.

Therefore, Sainz is now seen as the lead driver for this Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal and has the added pressure of needing to step up and keep pace with Red Bull in the Championship. Sainz believes his attempt to take pole cost him dearly: ““I tried to get back that last tenth or two that Max had an advantage on us during the whole day really.

I wanted to get it but in the end it cost me probably more than what I was going for but it’s how it is. “Very good sector one then in sector two I started to feel the lap going away from me, and into sector three I decided to push really hard the last corner to see if we could get pole, it ended up costing me more than half a second.” Max Verstappen impresses to take pole position from Fernando Alonso Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates P4 in Montreal Fernando Alonso plans Verstappen challenge at Canadian Grand Prix This is due to be a vital weekend