Last year Scuderia Ferrari announced that they would part ways with Sebastian Vettel. After this sensational news, the Italian marquee has installed Carlos Sainz Jr. from McLaren. So far, the Spaniard has performed well and can keep up with his teammate Charles Leclerc. So much so that it impressed ex-F1 driver Felipe Massa.
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Of all the drivers who have changed teams, Sainz Jr. hired the best. Admittedly, he still has a long way to go before he can beat Leclerc in qualifying. However, he makes up for it on race days.
Sainz Jr. clinched his first Ferrari podium at the Monaco Grand Prix last weekend. It was also his first real podium that he earned on the track instead of a post-race penalty. Now the Spaniard is two points behind his team-mate Leclerc in the championship.
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What did Felipe Massa say about Carlos Sainz Jr.
Massa expressed his satisfaction with Sainz and mentioned the time with Max Verstappen’s teammates to highlight Sainz’s skills as a driver.
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“I was impressed by Sainz what he has just achieved in his first season,” said ex-Ferrari driver Felipe Massa. “Even in the first year when Max Verstappen was a teammate, he was always involved in the fight. We all know how good Max was, and although he was younger at the time, he got good results. Even so, Sainz managed to fight him.
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“Carlos is a perfect fit for Ferrari and now he has to strive to get the best results. A racing driver cannot stop dreaming of great success. “(Quotes from Turkish translated with Google)
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – NOVEMBER 24: Felipe Massa of Brazil and Williams speak in the drivers press conference ahead of his final F1 race during the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix preview at the Yas Marina Circuit on May 24th. November 2016 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Lars Baron / Getty Images)
The Brazilian understood the importance of the dynamics of his teammates in Formula 1 and continued: “He is also teammate of Charles Leclerc, who has a great future and is known as an extremely strong driver.”
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