Sainz won’t race in F1 Qatar GP after fuel system problem

Sainz was due to start from 12th position after a disappointing qualifying on Friday, in which he missed the cut to Q3 by 0.031s.

But just an hour before the race the Ferrari team announced that the Spaniard would not make the start at all, after encountering a fuel system issue on the car.

Ferrari’s mechanics frantically worked to get Sainz’s SF-23 ready to go to the grid, but ultimately found the problem cannot be remedied in time for the race…