Sainz: I hope they'll tell me what my fine went to.

      At the last stage in Suzuka, Carlos Sainz was fined 10,000 euros for being late for the anthem ceremony before the start. At the FIA press conference in Bahrain, the Williams driver criticized the fine itself and its size.

      Carlos Sainz: "I was the first to raise my hand and say, 'Sorry, I'm late.' I was only 5 seconds late and have to pay 10,000 euros for it. It seems incredible to me that we have to pay such fines.

      I do not know if I will be fined for what I am saying now, but sometimes there is an urgent need to visit the toilet. And a fine of ten thousand for being 5 seconds late is very expensive and upsetting.

      I hope someone will tell me what the ten thousand dollars will be used for. It's fine if they go to a good cause, but I really want to know what the money will be spent on."

      After three races of the season, Carlos Sainz has only one point earned compared to his teammate Alex Elbona's eighteen. Carlos considers the start of the season to be good and asked to be given more time to get used to driving a new car for himself.

      "If you expected to see Carlos Sainz at his best in the third race behind the wheel of his new Williams car, then you don't understand the sport very well," Sainz continues, "or at least you don't know how long it takes a driver to fully gain speed and fully understand the car in order to learn from it. the last tenth or two tenths of it.

      If we look back at the first three races of the season, we can say that I haven't been able to put a race weekend together yet. However, I had speed in Australia, China, and Suzuka.

      For many reasons, the weekends were not going well for me, but I think I was fast enough in Australia and in Suzuka. Especially considering the fact that I was driving a new car for myself, and I had to adapt to it. In the qualifiers, like Alex, I was close to the top ten. I think the start of the season can be considered good.

      The season consists of 24 races, and only three have passed. Everyone expects me to start showing maximum speed right away, and that's good, because it shows how highly people rate me, so expectations from me are high. But when I got to the first position in the protocol during the tests, I knew I still needed time to get used to driving this car, and I was the first to call for lowering expectations.

      I knew that the first quarter of the year would be difficult, especially in a situation where my partner was attacking at the limit and doing a great job. It always takes time to reach the required level, so I calmly continue to work – the results will come."