Sainz reveals physical struggles in F1 Miami GP

The Spaniard ran a comfortable third in the early stages of the Miami event, but fell away from leaders Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc after the midway point.

While it appeared from the outside he may have struggled with the balance on the hard tyre, Sainz has revealed that the main factor for him was actually his physical condition.

Having taken a knock in his hefty Friday practice crash at Miami, he was also suffering from a lack of race fitness – having retired…