Sainz crashed out of qualifying midway thꦇrough Q2, losing the rear of his Ferrari at the fina🔯l corner.

The crash🌸 leaves Sainz set to start 15th on the grid for Sunday’s grand prix having looked like he coul𒈔d challenge for a top-five grid position during practice.

“Yes, very frustrating but I’m also, to be honest, very surprised,” Sainz explained after qualifying. “It’s a mistake I haven’t done in a long time and also Iಌ was very surprised with it, so I went straight away into the garage to see what had happened, on the data, and what I could have done differently.

“After having a look at it I’m actuඣally 🍨more calm about it, I can say I entered the corner 5 kph slower than on the previous run, but there was a 35/40kph gust of wind, compared to the 10 kph wind we had in Q1, and that’s probably what sent me into a massive oversteer.

“It’s unfortunate but, at the same time, I don’t want to use it as an excuse, I think I owe an apology to the team, but, at the same time, it’s something I’m not going to dwell too much on, because I’v🐲e seen the data and that has helped me to calm down about it a bit more.”

The Spaniard said he had to check the data immediately after qualifying as he “could෴n’t believe” that he spun after taking less speed into the final coup🔯le of corners.

“You’re always trying, always adjusting and on the previous lap I had had massive understeer, lost a bit on the exit, so that time I wanted to brake a bit earlier and try to carry a bit less understeer into the corner, so at the ꩵpoint I lost the car I was going slower than the lap before and that’s why I went to see the data, to see what I had done wrong, because I couldn’t believe it. It’s how it goes, luckily I’m not a driver that tends to do these mistakes a lot, so I’ll learn from it and recover quickly,” ﷺSainz added.

Teammate Charles Leclerc progressed 🔯into Q3 but could only manage seventh, behind AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly and McLa🌠ren’s Lando Norris.

Hungaroring’s tight and twisty layout was expected to suit Ferrari, leaving Leclerc disappointed he couldn’t 🍸qualify as best♏ of the rest behind the two Mercedes and Red Bulls.

“Yes, we did, it’s a shame, really,” Leclerc said. “I think we lost something from๊ Q2 onwards, the feeling was not exactly the same as it had been before, so it’s a shame, but it’s like t𝕴his.

“In Q1 we looked very promising, especially with Carlos, we had different plans෴, I expected to be a bit behind him there, but from Q2 onwards, with the change of wind direction, I started struggling with the rear of t♉he car, and, speaking with Carlos, he also struggled with those same issues.

“So, we need to understand what we can do better with the car for tom💯orrow, obviously we can’t change the set-up, but 𓄧the front wing or something to try and help us driving.”