‘Not right as a team’

Although Charles Leklerk won in Australia, the match for teammate Carlos Sains was soon over. Spaniard admits he had steering problems, so he lost some ground: “I wanted to make up for the shortfall, but I was clearly wrong.”

Science had to start ninth in Australia due to two bad moments in the qualifying round. He started on a hard tire and lost a lot of positions in the beginning. He wanted to reclaim those seats, but it was too expensive for him. Attempts to overtake led to a spin and he got stuck in a gravel pit, finishing his race prematurely.

“We had problems with the steering wheel again,” Science explains of the problems at the start. “It’s a similar problem yesterday. Some buttons did not work, so we had to change the steering wheel. It was not set properly before starting. I shot. Anti-stallSo I started with a setback and tried to make up for it.

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“I was clearly wrong,” Science admits. “The tires were not ready to overtake yet. I misjudged the grip and made a mistake. It put me in a gap.

For Science it was already a somewhat unstable weekend, he was not satisfied with his own performance, but pointed to the team. “I’m not right, but we’re not right as a team. I want to analyze what we did wrong now and come back strong.

As the race for science ended quickly, teammate Charles Lecklerk was able to secure the victory. Science expected more. “We would have gone to fourth place in the worst case scenario. We would have had to fight for victory without problems yesterday and today. It’s disappointing to be out of the round with zero points then.

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