The extraordinary performance of Carlos Sainz and his exceptional rapport with Charles Leclerc makes Scuderia Ferrari want to pay for the renewal of the Spaniard’s contract before the start of the season.
Carlos Sainz he has earned a place at Ferrari and will not only fulfill his initial two-year contract, but will extend it for at least two more years.
That is the intention of the Italian formation, which has found in the Spanish the perfect complement for a team that aspires to the highest in this new era of football. Formula 1.
“We have set ourselves certain goals to try to have a new contract agreed upon as soon as possible”
The arrival of the new technical regulations makes all the teams start from scratch and Ferrari sees in it the perfect opportunity to fight again for the victories. But that goes through stability in the team and the drivers are a crucial part of that state.
union and professionalism
Carlos Sainz and charles leclerc blended perfectly in 2021, a situation that allowed the team work with much less pressure after the problems that the Monegasque had with Sebastian Vettel in the past.
Laurent Meckies This is how he expresses it, pointing out that “they are two drivers who are much closer than what you see from the outside, not only because they work well together, but because they respect each other, collaborate and are aware of their role in driving a car that we have to grow all together, ”says the Ferrari sports director.
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“At the moment, nothing more can be expected in terms of integration and quality of the work they are doing. Mattia Binotto has always said that they are the best couple in the paddock. And that’s what we all feel at Ferrari when we see them working.”reiterates the French engineer.
untapped potential
But the optimal integration of both in the team should take both to the next level. Sainz had to deal with a difficult adaptation to Ferrari in his first season and Leclerc continues to commit some errors forced by his excess of impetus sometimes.
Mekies believes that both can offer even more. “The above does not take away from the fact that there is a desire to grow, we are convinced that both have untapped potential of their talent. So we’re working with them to unlock that and take more steps forward together.”
And, when will the renewal of Carlos Sainz arrive? “Right now, we are in the middle of negotiations. I think it has become quite clear that both Ferrari and I are happy with the situation. and we want to continue working together in the future.”
“And we have set ourselves certain goals to try to have a new contract agreed upon as soon as possible.. But nothing has been done yet,” concludes Mekies. Most likely, Sainz’s renewal will come before the Bahrain test or just after, in time to start the 2022 season with everything tied up.
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