Carlos Sainz knows that the Singapore GP is the most demanding event on the Formula 1 calendar and the Spaniard has prepared intensely. Ferrari’s aim is to return to winning ways, as he hasn’t won in two and a half months.
Marina Bay is a circuit of contrasts, also of mixed feelings for Ferrari. The team has celebrated great victories for Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel at the Singapore GP, but has also suffered major fiascoes. All in all, the return of this event is great news for Ferrari, as the last race at Marina Bay ended with a Prancing Horse rider on top of the podium.
A lot has changed in Formula 1 in these two years of absence from the Singapore GP due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Ferrari arrives with the ambition of greening old laurels on a winding and really tough track. In fact, Carlos Sainz warns that it is the toughest Grand Prix of the season.
“It’s going to be a tough race, both mentally and physically. I think it will be the toughest race of the year.”
In the technical section, Ferrari will debut, like Alpine, a new floor in its car. Piece that the Italian brand has already been able to test on the track to check if the small changes in the area known as the Venturi tunnel are positive. A small test that has been based on the arrival of a new sponsor to the team to be announced shortly.
Spending a ‘filming day’ of the team based on giving relevance to this new sponsor, Carlos Sainz was able to shoot last Tuesday -about 15 kilometers- with a single-seater that included the changes on the groundas well as the maximum downforce package that has been designed for Singapore, similar to the one already used in Monaco, albeit with some updates.
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severe preparation
Carlos Sainz It is clear to him and he knows perfectly the great challenge of the Marina Bay circuit: «It will be a tough race, both mentally and physically, with all the potholes and the heat. CI think it will be the toughest race of the year. We will have some extreme conditions in Singapore, so yes, it will be the toughest Grand Prix of the season.
“It will also be a challenge to complete a good qualifying lap. As much or more than being consistent lap after lap in this race for the large amount of bounce -‘porpoising’- what will happen with these cars on this track »explained the man from Madrid after preparing the Singapore GP recreating the hot and humid conditions in their physical training.
No win from Austria
Ferrari will put all the meat on the grill in a Singapore GP that has historically been good for him. Fernando Alonso won this race with the Italian firm in 2010, while Sebastian Vettel did it in 2015 and 2019. Now, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will try to register their name in a list of winners in which there are only world champions -Alonso, Hamilton, Vettel and Rosberg-.
Also, Ferrari wants to end win drought that drags since the beginning of July. A lot has happened since Carlos Sainz’s victory in the United Kingdom and Charles Leclerc’s subsequent victory in Austria. Since then, Max Verstappen has taken victory in five consecutive Grands Prix.
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