Ross Brawn sees Carlos Sainz winning in no time: "It won't take much more to knock on the door of the Top 2" | Formula 1

The victories this season seem like a thing of two. Specifically from Mercedes and Red Bull. Despite this, Ferrari has taken an important step forward in 2021 and Ross Brawn predicts that he will not need much more time to knock on the door of the ‘Top 2’. It remains to be seen if that call comes soon and if Carlos Sainz and Leclerc can fight for victories this year. “There is no doubt that the SF21 is significantly better than last year’s car, and Leclerc is getting it all. the pace, and something else, every time he gets into the car “, the general director of Formula 1 began in his opinion column.” Ferrari will not need much more to knock on the door of the ‘Top 2’. And that’s something quite remarkable considering where 2020 ended up. The team is performing at a very high level, and they have a package that has proven to be fast on circuits with very different characteristics. On the track, the car looks good, you don’t have the feeling that it doesn’t deserve to be where it is “, added Ross Brawn. The general director of Formula 1 also wanted to highlight the good team that Leclerc and Carlos make up. Sainz: “There is also a great dynamic between Charles and Carlos at the moment and I don’t think the advantages of that can be underestimated. The cooperation and positive attitude of their two drivers is propelling them forward. And there is no doubt that when the pair get the right car, they will both win. ”If the right car arrives this season thanks to the improvements Ferrari is planning to make, Carlos Sainz is aware that he is at a disadvantage with Leclerc. “With Charles, words are unnecessary. We know how fast he is and it will be very, very difficult to get ahead of him on any circuit.We will have to keep trying to improve ”, he recently acknowledged. To justify this claim, he argued: “The tricks of the Ferrari and the style of the car I do not know very well, so I am doing extra hours in telemetry and data analysis with my engineers, I want to understand how the maximum potential is extracted from the car. That he did it in Portimao does not mean that he will do it in every race, I am still one step behind where I would like to be. ”The fight between Hamilton and VerstappenRoss Brawn has also talked about the fight between Hamilton and Verstappen after what What happened at the Spanish Grand Prix: “Max did everything right from the beginning to take the lead in an impressive way. He’s not afraid to fight Lewis. The reality is that he knows that he is unlikely to beat Lewis if he is second at the end of the first lap. And that makes you risk it. On the contrary, Lewis knows that he can beat Max from second place on the first lap, like he did in Barcelona, so he doesn’t necessarily take that risk. ”“ Max will not let this result affect him. He did very well in Spain. Simply, your package was not fast enough. He knows that this is his best chance of winning the world title, and he will do everything possible to achieve victory next time in Monaco, ”he added. Brawn’s optimism with Sainz The general director of Formula 1 also celebrated the return of Fernando Alonso to the Gran Circo after he finished his first career in Bahrain. “In Bahrain we got to see the former Fernando Alonso, who showed those flashes of talent with which he won two world championships in his day. When Alpine develops its car a little more, Alonso should amuse us in the future.His return is great for Formula 1, I want to see everything he is capable of ”, he confessed.