Sainz expected at the wheel of the Ferrari SF-24 in Melbourne
“The most important thing is to recover well and Don't rush recovery, That so far it's been incredible. The fact that he was able to return to the track to be with the team is a positive sign and he has given us great support. He will fly home with me and have a week of complete rest. Then we will decide whether to let him come to Melbourne or not.” Thus the Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur in the press conference he illustrated the recovery times of Carlos Sainz after the appendicitis operation sustained on Friday.
In the very first days of next week Ferrari will have to make a decision and there couldn't have been a worse trip for Carlos Sainz after an operation for appendicitis. The flight to Australia is among the longest on the calendar and it is customary to bring the trip forward to make up for the time difference. The precedent of Alexander Albonabsent in Monza for the same reason and then in the car in Singapore, does not matter because there were two whole weekends off before racing in Marin Bay, therefore the recovery times are not comparable because the Williams driver had an extra week to recover.
In the case of Carlos Sainz's forfeit it is not even 'automatic' that Oliver Bearman be chosen again to complete the line-up with Charles Leclerc. In this case the reserves Antonio Giovinazzi And Robert Shwartzman they could be warned well in advance and, furthermore, the fact that F2 will be back on track in Melbourne, as already happened in Saudi Arabia, should not be underestimated. Bearman has no points under his belt due to the negative weekend in Bahrain and the top of the standings occupied by Zane Maloney is already 47 points away. Not even racing in Australia could compromise the title chances for the Ferrari Driver Academy driver.
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