One year ago Carlos Sainz Achieved for the first time at Silverstone -and just- win in formula 1. He is also the first of three pole positions he values in his curriculum. The Madrid man was sure this would be his definitive rise with Ferrari, but events took him down a very different path. Carlos did not trust the hegemony achieved by the Red Bull and Max Verstappen pairing, or the problems of the concept presented by the single-seater SF-23 from Maranello this year. rendezvous, Canada and Austria seem to have finally found their way.
Sainz has failed to take the podium so far this year, and teammate Charles Leclerc, although still behind in the championship, has managed to do so twice, in Baku (3rd) and last Sunday in Austria. (2.). At the Red Bull Ring, The Madrid man had another successful and disappointing weekend.. He finished third in the sprint on Saturday and fourth on Sunday, under the weight of his team’s strategy, and fell to sixth place ahead of a string of sanctions for breaking track limits.
Today, on the eve of the British GP, Sainz announced that after listening to his team’s arguments, he understood that Ferrari had stopped its attack on Leclerc in Austria. “They explained it to me and I got it. When you calmly analyze things, you always get a better understanding of the team’s point of view. You have to take into account that we had two bad pit stops, the first two of the year and at the same time. It meant losing four seconds to get me in front of three passing cars. “What happens when you get behind is you lose time and I wanted to go a long way like Max, I had a spare but I understand why they decided to stop.”
Carlos also took charge of the FIA: “I was very angry about this penalty in Australia. But I was expecting it this time because it was a complete disaster with the track limits problem all weekend. So I got over it and made sure.” I’ve tried to help Formula 1 and the FIA as much as I can to find a solution, and we have to, because I think this sport can’t handle another weekend like this, it’s not looking good and it’s not good in general. as a driver or as a team.”
Sainz, who is the positive key, said, “The best thing is that I have rhythm and I trust that results will come sooner or later. I already hope to be on a podium by the end of the year and that is motivation.. Normally we’re fine, still far from Red Bull but not bad, not with the Mercedes or Aston Martin that blew our heads in Barcelona. “So we went ahead, we have to follow it up and test it with the wind, which is one of our weak points, and we have to do it for example here at Silverstone because it’s a more deteriorated track.”
And where could this second victory come from? Carlos is realistic here: “For this we need Max and Red Bull to stir things up, which they haven’t yet, and with that, take advantage of this help, if they don’t fail… victories this year”