Carlos Sainz is confident that he can attempt to score more platform and wins during the rest of his last season with Ferrari, with the Spaniard kidding that he is “still jobless” for 2025 notwithstanding asserting triumph in the Australian Excellent Prix.
It has been a momentous beginning to 2024 for Sainz who, preceding the season in any event, beginning, discovered that he will lose his place at the Scuderia one year from now when Lewis Hamilton joins on a long term agreement.
The 29-year-old proceeded to score a platform at the principal race of the mission in Bahrain, prior to passing on the Saudi Bedouin Stupendous Prix in the wake of being determined to have an infected appendix which required a medical procedure.
Fourteen days on, Sainz secured a great win in Australia. Addressing Sky Sports’ Martin Brundle after the race, he conceded that the triumph felt especially unique given the highs and lows he has so far persevered in 2024.
“You can’t envision how pleased I’m [of that race],” said Sainz. “Particularly on the grounds that you know how extreme of a beginning of a year it’s been [for] me, with the non-restoration toward the start, [then] assembling an excellent pre-season testing and pre-season program from my preparation, showing up to the principal race [and getting a] platform.
“Presently you say, ‘OK, I’m prepared to battle this year’, [but then there was the] addendum, another low, and afterward unexpectedly you return with vulnerability – am I going to be back or not? Then, at that point, you return and win.
Life is at times truly pleasant, truly lovely.” Inquired as to whether the triumph could go about as a decent advert for his gifts as he seeks secure a seat for 2025, Sainz jested: “Well you know, I’m as yet jobless for the following year, so I surmise this accomplishes something beneficial for me! “However, jokes to the side, I realize that when I’m given a decent vehicle I can make it happen. [I] demonstrated it in Singapore, demonstrated it here – when I’m certain and it’s a decent vehicle I’m cheerful, and [I was] super content with the vehicle today.”
After Ferrari confronted a harder beginning to the season in 2023, Sainz is glad for the means that the crew have taken and desires to appreciate however much accomplishment with them as could reasonably be expected before he sets out on another test one year from now.
“It is a more organized group,” the three-time race champ remarked. “We’ve accomplished such a great deal progress with the exhibition of the vehicle, yet additionally with race execution, end of the week execution – it’s a significantly more strong group than where we were, quite a while back, so I’m glad for that advancement.