Coincidentally, Carlos Sainz, his household, and far of the Ferrari staff had deliberate to journey from Mexico to Brazil on Monday. With out the same old Sunday evening escape, Carlos was in a position to have a good time 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 fascinated 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 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 all of a sudden going to chill out 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 yr—it was vital for me to get one other success earlier than leaving the staff.”
Talking of the Maranello staff, 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 favored specializing in long-term tasks, which is why it wasn’t simple for me to vary method this yr, realizing 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 great dose of power for myself and, I consider, for the entire staff. Attaining two consecutive wins has actually motivated the whole staff. For me, I’ll bear in mind the Mexico weekend as a reminder that when I’ve every part beneath management, I can win races, and if I proceed to behave this fashion, I can turn out to be a world champion. I simply have to 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 yr at Interlagos, however a yr 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 are able to 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 suppose we’ll affirm the potential we had in Austin or Mexico, however we might nonetheless be within the sport. Plus, with what’s taking place 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 completely happy the automotive doesn’t bounce prefer it did mid-season and that it’s in a great working window. That is how a Components 1 automotive ought to behave; now we have now a significantly better platform to work with, a extra exploitable automotive.” – he concluded forward of the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend.
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