Carlos Sainz scoffed at his engineer when told to hold station when battling out of position Kimi Raikkonen during the riveting 2020 Italian Grand Prix, and with it signalled his intent by scything past the Alfa Romeo to set himself up for a podium at Monza on Sunday. It was a top-notch drive by the Ferrari-bound Spaniard, showing consistent pace and fighting spirit in his feisty chase of surprise race winner Pierre Gasly; the McLaren falling short by less than half a second as they crossed the finish line almost side-by-side – one more lap would have been enough. Nevertheless, second place was a splendid result for a resurgent and fully fired-up Carlos., who reported after his...
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