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Sainz Jr. compares fifth place to pole position

– Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz Jr. has compared securing fifth on the grid for his home Grand Prix in Spain to landing pole position.Sainz Jr. edged out team-mate Max Verstappen in an inspired Toro Rosso qualifying performance at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya."You never expect P5, to be honest," said Sainz Jr."It is never in your plans, especially in your home Grand Prix and after a tough FP2 and FP3, where I was not very comfortable with the car."Finally we put it all together for qualifying and in Q1 I already felt a completely different car, a well-balanced car, and we were there, ready to fight."Half a tenth here, half a tenth there, we were improving,...
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