Carlos Sainz was “superb all season” in the best way he approached his closing 12 months with Ferrari, in keeping with crew principal Fred Vasseur.
Ferrari signed Lewis Hamilton to drive for the crew from 2025 onwards, with the announcement of the transfer coming forward of the 2024 season. That meant Sainz knew he was being changed however nonetheless had a full 12 months to race for Ferrari, and Vasseur is stuffed with reward for the best way the Spaniard dealt with the scenario to maintain pushing the crew ahead.
“You understand in our enterprise that you’re at all times making an attempt to consider the subsequent step and in the present day now we have on the manufacturing facility guys that had been centered [in Abu Dhabi] on the technique, you’ve got guys engaged on 2025, now we have additionally some guys engaged on 2026. It’s a [never ending] scenario — it’s not that you’re ending one thing at some point and beginning the opposite day.
“I requested all people, at the least on observe, to be centered on 2024 till the tip. I requested the identical of Carlos originally of the season and I believe we did very nicely and he did very nicely. He was superb all season, even when he was discussing [his future] with different groups. He stayed very skilled, very devoted and he did an excellent job.”
Vasseur says he has shortly turned his consideration to the 2025 season as soon as he was over the frustration of lacking out on the constructors’ championship on the closing race in Abu Dhabi final weekend.
“It’s true that I’ll attempt to put 2024 someplace [behind me] and to consider subsequent 12 months as a result of I believe now we have a superb alternative — we’re enhancing collectively and the temper is nice. I believe the sensation contained in the crew is that … all of us have the sensation that we will do a greater job — together with me — and that is essential if you wish to enhance.”
Sainz was launched by Ferrari to participate in post-season testing for his new crew Williams on the Yas Marina Circuit earlier this week, however the Scuderia has to attend a short while longer to run Hamilton for the primary time as he takes half in a lot of farewell occasions for Mercedes and its sponsors.
