Coincidentally, Carlos Sainz, his household, and far of the Ferrari group had deliberate to journey from Mexico to Brazil on Monday. With out the standard Sunday evening escape, Carlos was capable of rejoice his victory with a small occasion 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 lodge 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 interested by this weekend; my thoughts was already on Interlagos, however I had enjoyable. The one annoying half was seeing so many individuals centered on making movies for social media. I’d prefer to recommend placing the telephones away whenever you’re having enjoyable; if somebody desires to congratulate me, come shake my hand, however maintain the telephone in your pocket if you wish to be welcomed.” – the Ferrari driver identified.
Carlos Sainz arrived in Brazil with the satisfaction of attaining all of the objectives he had set for himself. “Let’s be clear, I’m not instantly going to loosen up and go on trip,” Carlos emphasised. “I’ll nonetheless be able to struggle for each alternative. I had began placing loads of strain on myself; I wished one other win earlier than the top of the yr—it was essential 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, after all! My door will all the time be open for Ferrari, however within the quick and medium time period, my dedication is to Williams. I’ve all the time appreciated specializing in long-term initiatives, which is why it wasn’t simple for me to alter strategy this yr, figuring out I’d solely be working within the very quick time period.” – he identified.
The Mexican victory has given Carlos Sainz a major enhance. “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 the whole lot below management, I can win races, and if I proceed to behave this manner, I can change into a world champion. I simply must maintain reminding myself of that and keep centered on myself to know how I can maintain 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 yr at Interlagos, however a yr later, issues have modified considerably. “On paper, it doesn’t appear to be probably the most favorable observe for us, however focusing simply on the traits of the corners, I feel we will nonetheless be in rivalry. By ‘in rivalry,’ I imply preventing for the highest 5, aiming for the rostrum, and, if the chance presents itself, preventing for the win. I don’t assume we’ll verify the potential we had in Austin or Mexico, however we may nonetheless be within the recreation. Plus, with what’s occurring 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 an even bigger step when it comes to usable load. This has benefited how one can make the automobile work when it comes to stiffness and different parameters. I’m very completely satisfied the automobile doesn’t bounce prefer it did mid-season and that it’s in a superb working window. That is how a Formulation 1 automobile ought to behave; now now we have a a lot better platform to work with, a extra exploitable automobile.” – he concluded forward of the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend.
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