Coincidentally, Carlos Sainz, his household, and far of the Ferrari staff had deliberate to journey from Mexico to Brazil on Monday. With out the standard Sunday evening escape, Carlos was capable of 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 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 fascinated 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 counsel placing the telephones away if 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 targets he had set for himself. “Let’s be clear, I’m not immediately going to calm down and go on trip,” Carlos emphasised. “I’ll nonetheless be able to combat for each alternative. I had began placing a number of stress on myself; I needed one other win earlier than the top of the yr—it was essential 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, in fact! 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 tasks, which is why it wasn’t straightforward for me to vary strategy this yr, understanding I’d solely be working within the very quick time period.” – he identified.
The Mexican victory has given Carlos Sainz a major increase. “I’ve secured a great dose of vitality for myself and, I imagine, for the entire staff. Attaining two consecutive wins has actually motivated your entire staff. For me, I’ll keep in mind the Mexico weekend as a reminder that when I’ve every little thing underneath management, I can win races, and if I proceed to behave this manner, I can turn out to be a world champion. I simply must maintain reminding myself of that and keep centered on myself to grasp 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 monitor 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 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 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 by way of downforce, which turned out to be an even 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 happy the automobile doesn’t bounce prefer it did mid-season and that it’s in a great working window. That is how a Formulation 1 automobile ought to behave; now we now 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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