The 2022 season keeps getting worse and worse for Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz. His teammate and championship leader Charles Leclerc has outperformed him in the first 4 races of the season. But this weekend at Imola was supposed to be different for Carlos as he signed a new contract with the Italian team.

However, it proved to be even more heartbreaking as he suffered his second consecutive DNF of the season. Sainz was involved in a first-lap incident with McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo and went out of the race when he beached his car.

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Ferrari fans on Twitter sympathized with the Spanish driver and mentioned that they feel the pain of Sainz. They reacted to one particular moment when we can see Carlos visibly dejected and going towards the racetrack.

Carlos Sainz expresses his frustration after DNF in Imola

The Ferrari driver was having an up and down weekend at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola. He crashed out of qualifying after pushing too hard in Q2 and started the Sprint race in P10. But he recovered in the Sprint race to P4 to make himself a contender in the main race on Sunday.

But his race was short-lived as he was taken out on the first corner and had to retire. Carlos was not pleased one bit about the crash and expressed his frustration in the post-race interview.

“It was a difficult start as you saw. But there were still 63 laps left, and even if you lose a position to a McLaren like Lando [Norris] or whatever, it’s still a long race to go, especially in these conditions,” said Carlos.

“But unfortunately, I think I left plenty of space for Daniel on the inside but he decided to get on the kerb and understeer into me and that was it for my race. Very unlucky – nothing I could do differently there, but it is what it is” added the Ferrari driver.

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Although it might look all doom and gloom right now for Sainz, he has a really fast car under him in 2022. He can still turn around the poor form anytime with just one good weekend. Let’s hope that one good weekend is right around the corner and he can make his presence felt on the grid once again.