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 evening escape, Carlos was capable of have fun his victory with a small social gathering 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 serious about 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 recommend placing the telephones away once you’re having enjoyable; if somebody needs to congratulate me, come shake my hand, however hold the cellphone 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 targets he had set for himself. “Let’s be clear, I’m not all of the sudden going to calm down and go on trip,” Carlos emphasised. “I’ll nonetheless be able to battle for each alternative. I had began placing lots of strain on myself; I needed one other win earlier than the tip of the 12 months—it was essential 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 brief 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 simple for me to vary strategy this 12 months, realizing I’d solely be working within the very brief time period.” – he identified.
The Mexican victory has given Carlos Sainz a big increase. “I’ve secured dose of power for myself and, I imagine, for the entire crew. Attaining two consecutive wins has actually motivated the complete crew. For me, I’ll keep in mind the Mexico weekend as a reminder that when I’ve every thing beneath management, I can win races, and if I proceed to behave this fashion, I can change into a world champion. I simply must hold reminding myself of that and keep targeted on myself to know how I can hold 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 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 assume we’ll verify the potential we had in Austin or Mexico, however we might nonetheless be within the sport. 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 joyful the automobile doesn’t bounce prefer it did mid-season and that it’s in working window. That is how a Method 1 automobile ought to behave; now we have now a significantly better platform to work with, a extra exploitable automobile.” – he concluded forward of the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend.
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