Formula 1 drivers are no strangers to what happens in the European Championship. Both Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz have been questioned in the round before the Grand Prix of Styria by the National Team.
Alonso had previously talked about the cross between Spain and Croatia in the round of 16 of the European Championship. ” I hope Spain passes and I think it will be 3-0, ” he had stated. This is something for which the Oviedo has been insisted. “ 3-0, but I haven’t said for whom… Of course I hope that Spain will go to the next phase. I think France could be the next one and that will be a little tighter, especially in my team ”, Fernando Alonso clarified.
On the hypothetical crossroads in the quarterfinals of the Eurocup with France, the Alpine driver added: “For me the game will be difficult, being in the team that I am, I will have to lock myself in a room and see it alone .”
Like Alonso, Carlos Sainz is optimistic
Regarding Carlos Sainz, he confessed when asked about the last match of the National Team against Slovakia: “ I saw the game in pieces, coming here. But I saw the entire second part ”. “ It took a bit to break the ice, didn’t it? ”, He added. Although Spain won 0-5 in that clash, they accused their problems in the face of goal in the previous two. Even so, Carlos Sainz has stated that he trusts ‘La Roja’.
Like Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz is a recognized Real Madrid fan. So much so that days ago he used his social networks to send a message to Sergio Ramos when it was confirmed that he would not continue in the white team. “ Thank you Captain for all these years at Real Madrid . You have given everything for this shield and you have made us go very far. I wish you the best in your new stage ”, wrote the Madrilenian.
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For his part, when asked in an interview with the newspaper As about the feeling that Ramos’ goodbye left him, Carlos Sainz declared: “Bad, honestly. Much of Madrid is very appreciative of Sergio and knows what he has done for the team, his competitive spirit and his ambition as a defender and captain. And he knows everything he has given us, in particular La Décima , with that struggle and that claw that characterize him. I am lucky to have a relationship with him and I am sorry that he is leaving Madrid . I wish he had finished his career at Madrid, but if two do not agree, it is very difficult. A shame ”.
Alonso: “I still haven’t reached perfection”
Fernando Alonso has returned and this has been stated by several experts after his last exhibition at the French Grand Prix. However, the Asturian has wanted to reduce the euphoria admitting that it has not yet reached perfection. Alonso is still working on his goal after two years of absence in Formula 1 and, something that he lacks is driving in the rain, something that he hopes can happen this weekend.
“ I have not yet reached perfection, but we are progressing . The team and I are giving everything during the weekend, not only have we had good practices but all weekend and some good points in the last races and we want to continue like this. Every weekend we have learned more about the tires, about the car, I do think there is a lot to come ”, the Spaniard began by saying at the press conference prior to the Styrian Grand Prix.
“I think the rain is still missing, it is true that in Imola we raced in the rain, but they were the first races and in conditions very different from those in Bahrain. This weekend we can have rain in practice and I need that, one or two practice in the rain . Even when you are supposed to know how to do it well in the rain, you always learn something new every weekend, ”added Fernando Alonso.
Sainz will suffer more in Styria than Alonso
In the case of the Madrid driver, he has been eleventh in the French Grand Prix. Like him, Leclerc was out of points. Both reported problems with their tires, something that Ferrari is working on according to Carlos Sainz: “ It has only been three days and logically the problem is there , but it is interesting to see how a very large company like this goes to work thoroughly to analyze and treat to alleviate the problem. I have been involved these three days in various meetings and discussions in Maranello and a medium and long-term investigation has been started to fix it ”. ” It is not something that is fixed in three days, so we are exposed to it being repeated and we work hard to mitigate it, ” concluded the Spaniard.
