(NOW FULL SIZE) Carlos Sainz Jr in McLaren, 2019 F1 British Grand Prix
File: 2019001-0524
Pervious uploaded photo was a scaled down size of 1936 x 1296, it has been replaced with full size of 3872 x 2592 and cropped.
2019 Formula 1 British Grand Prix, Silverstone Circuit, near Silverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom on Race Day, Sunday 14th July 2019.
About the subject.
This is the Spanish born Carlos Sainz Vazquez de Castro, better known as Carlos Sainz Jr, in the McLaren MCL34 single-seat, open-wheel formula car, bearing number 55, his personal number.
The white strips on the tyres (US spelling: tires) indicate hard compound which is slower on cornering than the soft compound, but last longer and require less pit stops.
The photo was taken from a grandstand seat at the National Pits Straight. He is seen speeding down the National Straights after the right hand turn at Woodcote.
He started from 13th place on the grid and finished 6th with 8 points.
About the driver.
Sainz Jr was born in Madrid, Spain, on 1st September 1994, and he is the son of Carlos Sainz Sr, a two times World Rally Champions.
As with many other Formula 1 drivers who started karting in younger life and worked their way up different Formula cars, Sainz Jr started karting in 2006 at the age of 12.
He started with Formula BMW in 2010, followed by Formula 3, and finally his first Formula 1 in 2015 starting with Scuderia Toro Rosso. He joined McLaren in 2019 before leaving for Ferrari in 2021.
At time of writing this article (11th July 2024), he had 3 wins, 23 podiums, from 197 races, and a 1128.5 career points.
About the car.
This is a McLaren MCL34. It was designed by a team of engineers, overseen by Pat Fry the engineering director. The MCL34 used a Renault E-Tech 19 1.6 litres direct injection V6 turbocharged engine limited to 15,000 RPM, with an 8-speed and 1 reverse gear. The car weighted 743kg (including driver).
They finished 4th in the the 2019 Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship with 145 points.
McLaren, under the full name of McLaren Racing Limited was founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren, a New Zealander, and won its first Grand Prix in 1968. The current CEO of McLaren Formula 1 Team is Zak Brown.
Race Summary.
The starting grid in the following order was: BOT, HAM, LEC, VER, GAS, VET, RIC, NOR, ALB, HUL, GIO, RAI, SAI, GRO, PER, MAG, KVY, STR, RUS, KUB.
The race started, and on the first lap, the two Haas drivers collided at the exit of turn 5.
One of my photos shows Magnussen in car number 20 with a rear wheel puncture, seen here: www.flickr.com/photos/132335712@N05/49955865996/
Both cars managed to pit, but Magnussen retired on Lap 6 and Grosjean retired on Lap 9, both because of the damages to their cars.
Bottas and Hamilton briefly fought for the lead, and later, Hamilton would lead during most of the race.
Leclerc and Verstappen pitted at same time on Lap 14. When coming into the pit lane, Leclerc was ahead, but the Red Bull pit stop crew were faster, and for a short moment, both cars were side by side while going through the pit lane, until Verstappen got ahead.
Around Lap 18, Antonio Giovinazzi, whom was running in 9th place, had a mechanical failure and ended up in the gravel at turn 16, forcing out a Safety Car.
My photo of the Safety Car is found here: www.flickr.com/photos/132335712@N05/49877436363/
When the race resumed on Lap 24, Perez and Hulkenberg made contact, Perez pitted for new wings, but would end up last in the race.
Verstappen overtook Vettel for the 3rd place, but when attempting to take back the position, Vettel locked up his brakes and collided into the back of the Red Bull. Both cars spun into the gravel, but managed to get back on the track and continued racing.
Vettel finished 15th but was handed a 10-second penalty for causing a collision, thus ended up 16th.
Lewis Hamilton won the race plus an extra point for fastest lap.
The results: 1: HAM (26pts), 2: BOT (18pts), 3: LEC (15pts), 4: GAS (12pts), 5: VER (10pts), 6: SAI (8pts), 7: RIC (6pts), 8: RAI (4pts), 9: KVY (2pts), 10: HUL (1pts), 11: NOR, 12: ALB, 13: STR, 14: RUS, 15:KUB, 16:VET, 17:PER, Ret: GIO, GRO, MAG.
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(NOW FULL SIZE) Carlos Sainz Jr in McLaren, 2019 F1 British Grand Prix
File: 2019001-0524
Pervious uploaded photo was a scaled down size of 1936 x 1296, it has been replaced with full size of 3872 x 2592 and cropped.
2019 Formula 1 British Grand Prix, Silverstone Circuit, near Silverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom on Race Day, Sunday 14th July 2019.
About the subject.
This is the Spanish born Carlos Sainz Vazquez de Castro, better known as Carlos Sainz Jr, in the McLaren MCL34 single-seat, open-wheel formula car, bearing number 55, his personal number.
The white strips on the tyres (US spelling: tires) indicate hard compound which is slower on cornering than the soft compound, but last longer and require less pit stops.
The photo was taken from a grandstand seat at the National Pits Straight. He is seen speeding down the National Straights after the right hand turn at Woodcote.
He started from 13th place on the grid and finished 6th with 8 points.
About the driver.
Sainz Jr was born in Madrid, Spain, on 1st September 1994, and he is the son of Carlos Sainz Sr, a two times World Rally Champions.
As with many other Formula 1 drivers who started karting in younger life and worked their way up different Formula cars, Sainz Jr started karting in 2006 at the age of 12.
He started with Formula BMW in 2010, followed by Formula 3, and finally his first Formula 1 in 2015 starting with Scuderia Toro Rosso. He joined McLaren in 2019 before leaving for Ferrari in 2021.
At time of writing this article (11th July 2024), he had 3 wins, 23 podiums, from 197 races, and a 1128.5 career points.
About the car.
This is a McLaren MCL34. It was designed by a team of engineers, overseen by Pat Fry the engineering director. The MCL34 used a Renault E-Tech 19 1.6 litres direct injection V6 turbocharged engine limited to 15,000 RPM, with an 8-speed and 1 reverse gear. The car weighted 743kg (including driver).
They finished 4th in the the 2019 Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship with 145 points.
McLaren, under the full name of McLaren Racing Limited was founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren, a New Zealander, and won its first Grand Prix in 1968. The current CEO of McLaren Formula 1 Team is Zak Brown.
Race Summary.
The starting grid in the following order was: BOT, HAM, LEC, VER, GAS, VET, RIC, NOR, ALB, HUL, GIO, RAI, SAI, GRO, PER, MAG, KVY, STR, RUS, KUB.
The race started, and on the first lap, the two Haas drivers collided at the exit of turn 5.
One of my photos shows Magnussen in car number 20 with a rear wheel puncture, seen here: www.flickr.com/photos/132335712@N05/49955865996/
Both cars managed to pit, but Magnussen retired on Lap 6 and Grosjean retired on Lap 9, both because of the damages to their cars.
Bottas and Hamilton briefly fought for the lead, and later, Hamilton would lead during most of the race.
Leclerc and Verstappen pitted at same time on Lap 14. When coming into the pit lane, Leclerc was ahead, but the Red Bull pit stop crew were faster, and for a short moment, both cars were side by side while going through the pit lane, until Verstappen got ahead.
Around Lap 18, Antonio Giovinazzi, whom was running in 9th place, had a mechanical failure and ended up in the gravel at turn 16, forcing out a Safety Car.
My photo of the Safety Car is found here: www.flickr.com/photos/132335712@N05/49877436363/
When the race resumed on Lap 24, Perez and Hulkenberg made contact, Perez pitted for new wings, but would end up last in the race.
Verstappen overtook Vettel for the 3rd place, but when attempting to take back the position, Vettel locked up his brakes and collided into the back of the Red Bull. Both cars spun into the gravel, but managed to get back on the track and continued racing.
Vettel finished 15th but was handed a 10-second penalty for causing a collision, thus ended up 16th.
Lewis Hamilton won the race plus an extra point for fastest lap.
The results: 1: HAM (26pts), 2: BOT (18pts), 3: LEC (15pts), 4: GAS (12pts), 5: VER (10pts), 6: SAI (8pts), 7: RIC (6pts), 8: RAI (4pts), 9: KVY (2pts), 10: HUL (1pts), 11: NOR, 12: ALB, 13: STR, 14: RUS, 15:KUB, 16:VET, 17:PER, Ret: GIO, GRO, MAG.
You are welcome to comment on my photo, about the subject itself, or about your story. But the Comment Box is NOT an adverting billboard for links to the groups. Clickable links to groups IS all about the groups, and does not say much about my photographs, therefore will be deleted. If you want to promote the groups, do so IN YOUR own Photostream!