The house race is all the time a particular weekend for drivers within the motorsport world. That is additionally true for Carlos Sainz, who has typically carried out nicely in Barcelona, reaching some prestigious leads to entrance of his followers.
Carlos Sainz involves Spain after a weekend to overlook in Canada, whereas in Monaco he managed to safe a podium end regardless of an early contact that appeared to have knocked him out of the race for a short second. The hope is to realize a great lead to Barcelona, making up for the one missed in Montreal, the place his teammate was additionally eradicated in Q2 earlier than retiring from the race, identical to Carlos Sainz, albeit for various causes.
This has been some extent of reflection for the Ferrari group through the two-week break between the Canadian race and the one this weekend in Barcelona, punctuated by a Pirelli take a look at session at Mugello to assist the Italian producer develop the 2025 tires.
“We did our evaluation as a result of we thought we must always have finished higher in Canada, however we missed the tire utilization window or the setup. We didn’t handle it, it was a nasty weekend, however in a 24-race calendar, I feel there’ll all the time be races the place you do higher and others the place you wrestle extra,” Carlos Sainz defined, highlighting some extent additionally talked about by Frederic Vasseur, specifically that in such a protracted calendar with such shut margins, the traits of the vehicles and the assorted tracks will result in fluctuating efficiency.
“I feel we’ve discovered from this, and it is a extra regular monitor, one of many first European ones after Imola. Everyone knows the circuit, the setup, methods to do the out lap from the pits, and we hope to do extra and be aggressive,” stated the Spaniard.
Through the years, Method 1 has turn out to be very accustomed to this monitor, because it has lengthy been the house of winter testing, at the very least earlier than they moved to Bahrain, the place greater temperatures present extra helpful information for the groups. Though the vehicles change from yr to yr, having references from earlier years is all the time a great place to begin for establishing the automotive.
Nonetheless, with time, the calendar has additionally modified, including extra quick however avenue circuits that don’t function corners like these on the Catalan monitor: “It was once stated that should you had been quick in Barcelona, you had been quick in all places, however Method 1 has modified rather a lot, as a result of there are various extra tracks like Monaco or Canada, and extra avenue circuits which have added bumps and curbs.” – the Spaniard identified.
“Monaco, Singapore, Canada, Las Vegas, or Mexico, there are already many tracks that aren’t like Barcelona. You probably have a great automotive in Barcelona, you’ll have a quick automotive in Silverstone, possibly in Hungary, or at Spa-Francorchamps, however a great automotive right here doesn’t imply a great automotive, for instance, in Baku.”
In Spain, Ferrari is predicted to introduce technical updates, identical to a number of of their rivals. The hope is that, as all the time, these updates can add downforce to the automotive, however Sainz needed to emphasise that there is no such thing as a magic wand to unlock a number of tenths of potential, not like prior to now.
“I hope it brings us a bit extra downforce, making us sooner in all elements of the circuit, in qualifying and the race. Among the many enhancements we’re making this yr, we don’t have a magic key; all of the enhancements are small, and we hope they add up and make a distinction as a result of the grid is tightening, particularly now with the Mercedes becoming a member of the combat.”
The traditional query within the convention was about Carlos Sainz’s future, which isn’t but outlined. As he defined a number of days in the past on a Spanish tv program, the Spanish driver has not but decided about his future, however the alternative shall be made quickly, in order to not postpone it to the summer time and add extra stress.
“The most recent information says {that a} resolution shall be made quickly. I don’t wish to wait any longer as a result of I feel we’re reaching some extent the place it’s taking on house in my head, and I feel it’s time to decide, and I’ll make it quickly, hoping to have issues to speak about quickly,” Carlos Sainz added.
Jun 20, 2024
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