At 27, Carlos Sainz has gone through 3 teams before landing at Ferrari, assuming from the beginning that 2021 was going to be a year of learning for him. His hopes are intact for 2022, the year of the regulatory revolution.
Settled in 6th position in the drivers’ championshipCarlos Sainz is living one of the dreams he grew up with as a child, and a stone’s throw from a Sergio Pérez who is less than 10 points behind him: being a Scuderia Ferrari driver.
Despite not having yet found the settings that allow him to fully squeeze his car, something that Charles Leclerc may find something easier to be immersed in his third season with the Maranello formation, the Madrid native has achieved 3 podiums for 1 of the Monegasque.
«I suppose that from outside you have seen that still I’m not 100% with the car“Sainz acknowledged in one of his meetings with the press, involving those who appreciate his piloting of this discomfort. “I don’t want to refer to accidents again, but I have never crashed in my career. I’m a pilot who never goes against the wall, but for some reason I have suffered some accidents that show that I still do not fully understand the car, “he continued.
Leading the first 12 laps of the Russian Grand Prix was a bit too much for him, a thought represented in a little ‘anger’ when the team tried to cheer him on by radio, assuring him that they could still get into the Top 5 From playing his cards right in the closing bars, a prize less than # 55 rose to the podium.
«I made a conscious effort to go step by step: Free practice, qualifying and really being fast when I need to be, instead of going fast right away from FP 1. It worked well, it gave me good confidence and I was fast all weekend, I felt comfortable »Sainz commented on his new approach to confront his time at Ferrari with guarantees.
“We have taken our chances to get those 3 podiums. We have simply maximized the opportunities that we have had. It’s a good sign, a sign that the team, under pressure and at the right times, is performing well. We are getting results whenever opportunities arise, “he concluded.