Carlos Sainz took a comfortable victory at the final round in Melbourne, but at the FIA press conference he was cautious about his chances of success in Suzuka. The Ferrari driver added that he has fully recovered from the operation.
Carlos Sainz: “I feel 100% ready. A week after the race in Australia I went back to training in the gym. And although I still don’t push myself as hard as I used to, I have at least resumed training and feel 100% fit.
Let’s see what our speed will be this weekend. As I’ve said many times, it’s important to quickly turn the page on the last race, regardless of whether it was successful or bad. Although with a successful race it is more difficult to forget because you want to continue to enjoy the moment. But after Melbourne I turned the page on Monday and focused on training.
Last year the race in Suzuka proved to be one of the most difficult for us: we were seven or eight tenths behind Red Bull, and that was only a few months ago. We’ll see where we end up this year and if we can get closer.”
After the race in Melbourne it emerged that Audi waited until mid-April for Carlos Sainz to respond to his offer to join the team. In Suzuka, the Spaniard commented on the progress of the job search for next season: “I am negotiating with different teams. My management team and I have to do this because I don’t have a job yet for next year.
In fact, we are talking to almost everyone to find out more details and understand which options are realistic and which are best for me and my future.
Today I have nothing to say, I have no news. All I can say is that it’s time to speed things up a bit. I hope we can close this matter sooner rather than later.”
Commenting on the incident involving Fernando Alonso and George Russell in Melbourne, Carlos Sainz called for a review of the Turn 6 configuration: “This is not the first time after the incident in this corner that the car has been left in the middle of the track ends up. . We drive through this bend at a speed of 250 km/h and come out blind.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great corner and I love doing it in qualifying, but we’ve seen many cases in racing where cars end up on the track after starting and stopping. The bend is very narrow and I think its configuration needs to be reconsidered.”
Source: F1 News
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