Celebrating Maiden F1 Pole, ‘Smooth Operator’ Carlos Sainz Encapsulates Confusion & Ecstasy in Hysterical Radio Message

In the 10th round of the 2o22 championship, Carlos Sainz grabs his maiden pole position in Formula 1. The Qualifying was a nerve-racking session for each driver and constructor on the grid due to varied weather conditions.

The British Grand Prix weekend commenced with wet conditions in FP-1, followed by two sessions in dry conditions for the drivers. The Qualifying session was predicted to have no chance of rain, but the racing gods had other plans.

Carlos Sainz starts the race at Silverstone on Pole, followed by Max Verstappen in second and Charles Leclerc in third. In testing conditions, the Spaniard put his best lap in when it mattered the most and became the 104th driver in the history of the sport to clinch pole position at a race.

In spite of putting on a show, the Ferrari driver was in disbelief after hearing he is P1 on the radio. He exchanged multiple remarks about his performance with his race engineer and admitted that he did not see the pole position in his fortune.

The initial reaction by the pole sitter was “No way, I didn’t expect that, I felt terrible out there, How did I do P1?”

In reply, his race engineer, Riccardo Adami, cheered him up by saying, “you keep it together, like a smooth operator”

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The news later settled in the mind of the Spaniard who rejoiced his performance by adding, “It must have been great”. Ferrari team boss, Mattia Binotto, congratulated his driver on his success. The radio message concluded with a motivated Sainz exclaiming, “Gracias Mattia, Gracias!”

Carlos Sainz in Hunt of His Maiden Formula 1 victory

The Spaniard has crossed off the pole position accolade from his checklist after the British GP qualifying. Nevertheless, another major check box unticked remains his first Formula 1 victory.

Sainz signed a contract extension with Ferrari earlier this season, which keeps him with the team until the end of 2024. The Spaniard has a car capable of winning the Grand Prix each race weekend. However, he has been unable to exploit the pace of his F1-75 like his teammate, Charles Leclerc.

Ahead of the season, Carlos talked about his ambitions for the season. The driver acknowledged to be fortunate to race for one of the most iconic teams in the sport and set his trajectory with the team to grab that first F1 victory.

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The Smooth Operator would now have his eyes set to convert this pole into a win and become the second Spanish driver, after Fernando Alonso, to win an F1 Grand Prix.