Coincidentally, Carlos Sainz, his household, and far of the Ferrari crew had deliberate to journey from Mexico to Brazil on Monday. With out the same old Sunday night time 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 fascinated by 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 wish to counsel placing the telephones away once you’re having enjoyable; if somebody needs to congratulate me, come shake my hand, however preserve 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 instantly going to chill out and go on trip,” Carlos emphasised. “I’ll nonetheless be able to battle for each alternative. I had began placing quite a lot of stress on myself; I wished one other win earlier than the tip of the 12 months—it was necessary for me to get one other success earlier than leaving the crew.”
Talking of the Maranello crew, 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 appreciated specializing in long-term tasks, which is why it wasn’t straightforward for me to vary 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 major enhance. “I’ve secured a very good dose of vitality for myself and, I consider, for the entire crew. Reaching two consecutive wins has actually motivated your complete crew. For me, I’ll keep in mind the Mexico weekend as a reminder that when I’ve every part below management, I can win races, and if I proceed to behave this manner, I can change into a world champion. I simply have to preserve reminding myself of that and keep targeted on myself to know how I can preserve 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 monitor for us, however focusing simply on the traits of the corners, I believe we are able to nonetheless be in competition. By ‘in competition,’ I imply combating for the highest 5, aiming for the rostrum, and, if the chance presents itself, combating for the win. I don’t suppose we’ll affirm the potential we had in Austin or Mexico, however we might 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 by way of downforce, which turned out to be a much bigger step by way of usable load. This has benefited how one can make the automobile work by way of 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 very good working window. That is how a Formulation 1 automobile ought to behave; now we now have a significantly better platform to work with, a extra exploitable automobile.” – he concluded forward of the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend.
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