Listen to this article The Spanish driver endured a tough Australian GP due to a series of problems, the culmination and frustration of which resulted in him spinning off while trying to attack Haas driver Mick Schumacher, having made a poor start to the race due to his replacement steering wheel not being set with the correct torque map. Ferrari has opted to hand Sainz a fresh power unit for the Imola race weekend as a precaution due to the impact of his off in Australia and the tight two-and-a-half-hour turnaround between practice and qualifying on Friday in the sprint race weekend format. “Carlos’ engine has been changed as a precaution following the impact in Australia as we do not want to take any risks with the Sprint weekend format,” Ferrari announced ahead of first practice at Imola. Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari in paddock Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images Earlier this weekend Sainz reflected on his Australian GP and put his off down to a mistake that followed “frustration” due to the various issues he faced, hav …

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