Sainz fancies his chances at Hungarian GP

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz is fancying his chances in Budapest his weekend as he feels the Hungaroring track suits his car.

Sainz, who claimed fifth place at last weekend's French Grand Prix, says the twisty Hungary track with lack of a long straight will be an advantage to the Ferrari team, should he and teammate Charles Leclerc get the basics right.

"We need it," Sainz told the official F1 website, when asked about having a clean weekend in Hungary. "But everyone needs a clean weekend, I think. We all strive for clean weekends. In F1 they are more difficult to get than people think.

"It's still a long year ahead and as we've seen this year, anything can happen in any race and it's been such an up and down year for everyone. Even if the top four is consistent then the outcome of the weekend is not what you expect. There's a still a lot to play for and a lot to go for."

The Spaniard adds that a strong qualifying session is needed at the Hungaroring as its not a place for overtaking much.

"[I'm] confident that we can fight for that win this weekend and that we can perform a solid weekend like we did in Austria and France," said Sainz.

"Every race, I'm feeling more comfortable in the car, and race pace in France was good, in Austria too. The qualifying pace in France was good, especially in Q2. I think we have the ingredients, we just need to put it all together on Sunday."