Forward of his last race with Ferrari, four-time F1 race winner Carlos Sainz reckons that he expects the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to become an emotional weekend.
Ferrari’s Spanish driver Carlos Sainz is approaching the ultimate race of his profession at Ferrari after the Scuderia had made the choice earlier to signal seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton for the 2025 F1 season.
The Madrid-born driver has received 4 races with Ferrari since becoming a member of the Maranello-based outfit at the beginning of the 2021 season, of which he scored two victories this 12 months, most not too long ago on the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix.
Forward of his looming exit from Method One’s most profitable crew, the four-time F1 race winner has revealed that he expects his last race with the Scuderia to be an emotional one.
“Nicely, undoubtedly, nicely, to start with, I feel this weekend goes to be fairly emotional, fairly intense, not solely due to it being the final weekend, but additionally for a way a lot is at stake with the Constructors’ title.
“On the similar time, it has been a troublesome 12 months typically with quite a bit occurring within the background. I feel I’ve to be fairly joyful, fairly pleased with how I dealt with each scenario via the 12 months and the way I managed to push myself to get to the tip of the 12 months nonetheless in good condition, in good type and able to struggle for that,” concluded Sainz.
Pushed on to disclose what he expects from the season finale, Sainz stated that he thinks that the highest 4 groups will show a really related efficiency degree as a result of monitor traits.
“I’d clearly like to contribute to that Constructors’ title with a win. Ultimately, a win is what we want. I feel we will must have each vehicles on the rostrum if we need to clinch the championship, until one thing very disastrous occurs to McLaren.
‘And yeah, that’s my goal. A special factor is now after we run the automotive on Friday, whether or not we’ve got the capability to win or not, and the efficiency this weekend to realize that, however within the mindset of the entire crew, we all know we have to have each vehicles within the podium, ideally in a 1-2 place to have that, and to offer ourselves the absolute best probability to realize that. It should be powerful. It is a circuit that I feel fits just about each automotive of the highest 4.
‘And there is some lengthy straights, with some sluggish pace that might assist the Ferrari. There’s some medium-long pace mixed that might assist the McLaren and the Crimson Bull. It is at evening, which may assist the Mercedes. So there’s so many issues, you understand, and so many groups and drivers in competition for the win that it is not possible for me proper now to say who can take that,’ the Spaniard concluded.
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