Shortly after his signing for Ferrari was announced, he began to question whether Carlos Sainz had made the right decision. And it is that the Italian team lived one of its worst years in 2020, finishing sixth in the Constructors’ World Championship. It is clear that Ferrari has taken a step forward this season and also that Carlos Sainz has contributed to it. However, the Madrilenian detected problems with the tires in the preseason that have re-flourished at the French Grand Prix once the street circuits have been left behind. Without time to solve them, Carlos Sainz will have no choice but to suffer in Austria.
After racing at Paul Ricard, the Spanish rider pointed out: “ It is clear that there is something wrong with the tires . You don’t have to be a genius. It is something that I noticed from the first day I joined the team, there is something that does not work in the race and that is what we have to work on and focus on now, understand what we are doing wrong in the race because we have to be doing something very wrong to go so slow ”.
Also in the press conference prior to the Grand Prix of Styria to be held in Austria, Carlos Saiz spoke about it: “ It has only been three days and logically the problem is there , but it is interesting to see how a very great company like this one gets involved. work thoroughly to analyze and try 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,” he advanced.
Sainz, better in the face of adversity than Leclerc
Carlos Sainz was eleventh in the French Grand Prix and eleventh in both the first free practice sessions and the second in Austria. Leclerc, meanwhile, finished the first session tenth and the second thirteenth. This indicates that Ferrari will suffer to be in the points, something that it did not achieve in France, where Leclerc finished sixteenth.
It should be noted that Fernando Alonso declared days ago that the urban circuits had favored the tires of his rivals to offer better performance. Carlos Sainz was able to take advantage of this by finishing second in the Monaco Grand Prix. Now the Madrilenian will have to show in Austria that Ferrari has signed a driver who will show his face both in good times and in bad. Also that being a calculating driver is an advantage when it comes to managing the tires. And, when asked if Carlos Sainz could win a World Cup, the Italian journalist Daniele Sparisci commented: “It depends on him. Leclerc has more natural talent and a killer instinct , but from the beginning, we have seen Sainz on the same level, he has complicated things for him. Leclerc is considered a phenomenon and that means that Carlos is also very talented. One is very aggressive and the other is more calculating . In addition, we have already seen many calculating drivers shine in Formula 1 ”.
Sainz, engineer at the service of Ferrari
Another who has publicly praised Sainz has been Jenson Button, who commented on him: “I think Carlos will approach Leclerc. I have spoken to the McLaren engineers and they tell me that Sainz is basically an engineer . That’s great, of course, because you don’t let your emotions put you off when it comes to what’s possible to do with the car . He’s a smart guy, so Ferrari can boast of having a great duo of drivers on board ”.
It is clear from Button’s words that Ferrari has not only signed a driver who is called upon to give him joy on the track, but also off it. And that’s where Carlos Sainz will have to work to help the team solve the problems it has with the tires. It is true that three consecutive races will be chained at the worst possible moment. However, this is something that both Ferrari and the rest of the teams can take advantage of to leave with valuable notes from Austria. This is how Fernando Alonso recognized it: “Having two weekends here may change the way things are prepared a bit, especially in the second Grand Prix. After having only a day and a half of testing in winter, I think many teams will use these two weekends to do some experiments .
Therefore, although Carlos Sainz will have to suffer to score points in the Styrian Grand Prix, he will have a second race in Austria to find solutions to Ferrari’s tire problems. Will you find them?
