Coincidentally, Carlos Sainz, his household, and far of the Ferrari group had deliberate to journey from Mexico to Brazil on Monday. With out the same old Sunday night time escape, Carlos was in a position to have a good time his victory with a small social gathering at a membership the place Lando Norris was additionally current.
“It was a enjoyable night,” the Spanish driver shared, “however I didn’t go to mattress too late; by 2 am, I used to be on the resort as a result of I had a flight to Brazil at 9 am. I admit that whereas I used to be celebrating, I used to be partly fascinated about this weekend; my thoughts was already on Interlagos, however I had enjoyable. The one annoying half was seeing so many individuals targeted on making movies for social media. I’d prefer to recommend placing the telephones away if you’re having enjoyable; if somebody needs to congratulate me, come shake my hand, however hold the cellphone in your pocket if you wish to be welcomed.” – the Ferrari driver identified.
Carlos Sainz arrived in Brazil with the satisfaction of reaching all of the targets he had set for himself. “Let’s be clear, I’m not immediately going to chill out and go on trip,” Carlos emphasised. “I’ll nonetheless be able to battle for each alternative. I had began placing a variety of strain on myself; I needed one other win earlier than the top of the 12 months—it was necessary for me to get one other success earlier than leaving the group.”
Talking of the Maranello group, Carlos Sainz was requested if he would return to Ferrari if a name got here sooner or later. “Sure, in fact! My door will at all times be open for Ferrari, however within the quick and medium time period, my dedication is to Williams. I’ve at all times preferred specializing in long-term initiatives, which is why it wasn’t simple for me to alter strategy this 12 months, figuring out I’d solely be working within the very quick time period.” – he identified.
The Mexican victory has given Carlos Sainz a big increase. “I’ve secured a superb dose of power for myself and, I consider, for the entire group. Reaching two consecutive wins has actually motivated your complete group. For me, I’ll bear in mind the Mexico weekend as a reminder that when I’ve all the things beneath management, I can win races, and if I proceed to behave this manner, I can grow to be a world champion. I simply have to hold reminding myself of that and keep targeted on myself to know how I can hold performing like I did in Mexico.”
The schedule instantly shifts to the problem of this weekend. Carlos (like Charles Leclerc) remembers the difficulties with Ferrari final 12 months at Interlagos, however a 12 months later, issues have modified considerably. “On paper, it doesn’t appear to be essentially the most favorable observe for us, however focusing simply on the traits of the corners, I feel we will nonetheless be in competition. By ‘in competition,’ I imply preventing for the highest 5, aiming for the rostrum, and, if the chance presents itself, preventing for the win. I don’t suppose we’ll verify the potential we had in Austin or Mexico, however we may nonetheless be within the sport. Plus, with what’s taking place between Max and Lando…you by no means know.” – the Spaniard continued.
Carlos Sainz additionally defined the explanations behind Ferrari’s confirmed progress. “My private feeling is that we’ve taken a small step ahead when it comes to downforce, which turned out to be a much bigger step when it comes to usable load. This has benefited how one can make the automotive work when it comes to stiffness and different parameters. I’m very comfortable the automotive doesn’t bounce prefer it did mid-season and that it’s in a superb working window. That is how a Components 1 automotive ought to behave; now we have now a significantly better platform to work with, a extra exploitable automotive.” – he concluded forward of the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend.
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