Carlos Sainz has revealed his surprise at taking his first ever pole at the British Grand Prix after saying he felt his lap was ‘nothing special’. However, speaking after qualifying Sainz said he thought his winning lap being the best of the day was surprising as he wasn’t hugely impressed with it himself. ‘It was a good lap, but I was struggling a lot with the standing water on the intermediate, there was a lot more standing water, even on the racing line, and it was very easy to get snaps and lose the lap,’ Sainz said. ‘In the end I put together a lap that I didn’t think was that special just to be on the board and it was pole position which came as a bit of a surprise.’. When asked whether he could take the chequered flag at Silverstone, Sainz said: ‘I think so.

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