Sainz had to “completely change” F1 driving style to get on top of 2022 Ferrari

The Spaniard had hoped to hit the ground running this year after a strong first season with Ferrari in 2021, in which he had few problems adapting to his new surroundings.

However, Sainz found himself on the back foot in the early stages of this campaign. He could not get as comfortable with the F1-75 as team-mate Charles Leclerc.

That left him a couple of tenths adrift of Leclerc from the off, as he and his Ferrari engineers set about chasing solutions to try to…