Even in the fast-paced and ruthless world of Formula 1, what Carlos Sainz will go through in 2024 is a curiosity. And the real black soup may still be ahead…
Because day by day and race by race, it is becoming more and more clear that Scuderia Ferrari is becoming more and more competitive, Frederic Vasseur's work is starting to pay off, and this is projecting the image of a championship-winning team in the coming years. And Carlos Sainz is already having a hard time with this...
"I'm the kind of driver who actively tries to do his part in the development of the cars. I'm in Maranello as a lifestyle, so I try to help the team develop, I work with all my strength, with all my feedback, to make us the strongest in the field. When I joined the Scuderia in 2021, my goal was clearly to become world champions with Ferrari. This year it might still happen among the constructors, but what really hurts the most is that I feel like next year we could fight for the individual title, but I won't be here then...
"It hurts because I think I had something to do with us getting this far and developing to the point where the guys can be absolute champions next year," lamented Sainz, with full right.