Ferrari says goodbye to the pre-season tests in Barcelona with one of the best feelings of recent years, which even encourages them to dream of fighting for big goals, or so at least their rivals think so far.
During these first three days of testing, teams such as Mercedes, Red Bull or McLaren have not hesitated to point the finger at the Maranello team to place the favorite label before the 2022 Formula 1 season starts.
However, at Ferrari it seems that they do not see it that way internally. Carlos Sainz , one of the two drivers of the Italian team, spoke during the last day of testing and explained that these “bets” at the moment do not make any sense, since nobody knows where he is right now.
“Why do you think we’re so fit? It’s very early days and I can imagine why you guys are starting to jump to conclusions, maybe trying to dial in the new pecking order a bit.”
“But us, we really don’t have a clue, I think nobody knows what fuel loads or what engine modes the rest are using.”
Ferrari neither confirms nor denies its step forward in F1 2022
“We can’t confirm or deny if we are up or not, because the truth is that we don’t know where we are. I think that in Bahrain, maybe it will start to be a little easier to guess where each team is compared to the others”, added the Madrid native. .
How different are the 2022 and 2021 F1 cars?
Speaking of the adaptability to the new Formula 1 cars with ground effect, Carlos Sainz was very happy with these first three days of testing at the wheel of the Ferrari F1-75.
“The cars feel very different to last year, and obviously you face different challenges driving them. To be honest, I’m quite enjoying the whole process of adapting, pushing it to the limit and seeing how the car reacts to the different situations.”
“There are pretty big differences, but our muscle memory adapts very quickly. That learning and challenging process is a lot of fun for us. In that sense, it’s an exciting pre-season test because it’s unlike anything I’ve ever done before.” concluded a positive Ferrari driver.
Gallery: Carlos Sainz at the wheel of the Ferrari F1-75 in F1 testing 2022
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