Several upper-middle-range drivers changed cars this winter. Among these, without a shadow of a doubt Carlos Sainz it was the fastest to adapt to the new car. While some still struggle (just think of Daniel Ricciardo’s fluctuating performance or that below Sergio Perez’s expectations), the Spaniard immediately established himself as an important strength for the Ferrari, to the point of undermining Charles Leclerc’s leadership in the last few races.
Sainz goes, and how he goes. It goes from strength to strength, as logical as it may be. McLaren is a different car from Ferrari in conception, construction and recent history. The # 55 completed the adaptation process very soon and is now close to extracting 100% of the car on every circuit, in all conditions: “In the second half of the season, even on weekends that didn’t go very well, I got closer to the limit than in the first part of the year. That’s good news and now I just want to feel like this every weekendSainz said according to what he reported The Race. “It’s something I notice in PL1. Sometimes I was amazed how this car was very different from McLaren, and then I had to change everything, even the mental approach. Now Fridays come more ‘natural’ to me, which means less work for the rest of the weekend“.
“Having a teammate like Charles as your reference, you know he 100% pulls the car out every weekend. So, if I’m ahead of him on the weekend, I know I’m pretty close to the edge“, The Spaniard continued. “In Mexico I immediately felt at ease in the car, and in the race I changed my driving style to adapt to tire degradation. I remember doing it very often with McLaren, at Hermanos Rodriguez I did it exactly when and where I wanted, and that gave me an advantage. It was a consequence of all the races this year, I’m getting used to everything. But even in Russia and Austin I was very close to my best. All the hard work of the start of the season is paying off“.
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