After an impressive start to the season, Scuderia Ferrari quickly lost ground to Red Bull and, barring cataclysm, no longer has any hope of winning a championship this season.
But Carlos Sainz is optimistic for the 2023 season: certainly, his team has made many mistakes this year, but it has also been able to produce a very successful F1. And the Spaniard recalls that in 2021, Ferrari was still far from being a contender for victory.
“We would have fought for the title this year if we had done things a little better and had a little more luck at the start of the season,” said the Spanish pilot.
« But why not think that next year will be a new opportunity and that we could succeed? After the big step forward since last year, that must be Ferrari’s objective. »
Sainz also paid tribute to Red Bull and its driver, Max Verstappen, who are imperial this season and who are set to celebrate two world titles in the races to come.
« Verstappen is having a great season and Red Bull doesn’t make the slightest mistake. Neither when it comes to strategy nor when making important decisions. They take penalties in the races where they know they have the better car. They are having a very complete season and that has made them very difficult to beat. »
However, the Ferrari driver considers that his rivals are not « neither unbeatable nor unattainable » This year. « We’ll have a chance in every remaining race and we’ll try to beat them. We have to learn and get back to where they are next year. »
Sainz doesn’t want Ferrari to be beaten by Mercedes F1
Failing to win a title at the end of the season, Ferrari can still congratulate itself on having found the way to victory this season after several complicated years.
But she must now look in her mirrors because Mercedes F1, which hasn’t won anything this year but which has shown excellent consistency, could still snatch second place in the constructors’ championship from it.
Such a result would serve as a disappointment as the F1-75 turned out to be a far superior car to the W13. Moreover, Carlos Sainz confirms that he especially does not want to be beaten by the rival team.
« We had a very positive first half of the season, we achieved our main objective which was to fight for victories against Red Bull and Mercedes. It is true that the car was very competitive and we probably could have won more races if we had done everything a little better. »
« We clearly have to be perfect if we want to beat Red Bull, and now Mercedes seem to have come back in terms of speed. It’s obvious to us that both of these teams are playing at a very high level. through because if so, they will beat you. »
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