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 in a position to rejoice his victory with a small celebration 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 resort 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 enthusiastic about 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 wish to recommend placing the telephones away while you’re having enjoyable; if somebody desires to congratulate me, come shake my hand, however preserve the telephone 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 objectives he had set for himself. “Let’s be clear, I’m not all of the sudden going to loosen up and go on trip,” Carlos emphasised. “I’ll nonetheless be able to struggle for each alternative. I had began placing a whole lot of strain on myself; I needed one other win earlier than the top of the 12 months—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, in fact! My door will at all times be open for Ferrari, however within the brief and medium time period, my dedication is to Williams. I’ve at all times favored specializing in long-term tasks, which is why it wasn’t straightforward for me to alter method this 12 months, figuring out I’d solely be working within the very brief time period.” – he identified.
The Mexican victory has given Carlos Sainz a major increase. “I’ve secured a superb dose of vitality for myself and, I imagine, for the entire group. Attaining 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 all the things beneath management, I can win races, and if I proceed to behave this manner, I can turn out to be a world champion. I simply have to preserve reminding myself of that and keep centered 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 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 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 when it comes to downforce, which turned out to be a much bigger step when it comes to usable load. This has benefited how one can make the automotive work when it comes to stiffness and different parameters. I’m very pleased the automotive doesn’t bounce prefer it did mid-season and that it’s in a superb working window. That is how a Components 1 automotive ought to behave; now we now have a a lot better platform to work with, a extra exploitable automotive.” – he concluded forward of the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend.
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