After the brilliant success achieved in Great Britain – the first in his career – the ambitions of Carlos Sainz suffered a severe setback in Austria when the engine of his Ferrari F1-75 let him down just as he was about to overtake Max Verstappen for second position. The power unit of the Prancing Horse exploded spectacularly, creating a dangerous situation when the car began to slide backwards as the flames were getting higher and higher. Sainz waited in vain for the undecided marshals to arrive and jumped off: “I was inca ** ato, but also hot. It was a very strange situation and I didn’t understand what was happening. Something was wrong, because I tried to get out and I felt the car was going backwards. So I stood there and saw the car burn. The suit smelled of barbecue after the race“told the son of art during the launch event of the Tenerife circuit.
Sainz, however, wanted dampen any controversy towards the marshals: “I saw them coming and going. Then they explained to me why this misunderstanding happened and it made sense. The car that was sliding backwards complicated things a bit. But frankly, we drivers owe our lives to them, above all because they are volunteers and they do it for the love of sport. 99.9% of them do an excellent job, the others learn from mistakes “. Among the topics covered by Sainz there was also that relating to physical fitness: “A year ago I had a couple of kilos to dispose of, and Ferrari asked me to lose 1.5 kg of weight. I am now in my ideal weight and will never move from here“And his first career victory: “I think it’s one of the best things you can try. Inside the car you don’t realize it well, but when you get out and see that everyone in the paddock comes to congratulate you it’s beautiful. Perez told me: ‘Pinche (Mexican way of saying, ed), how nice to share the podium with you on your first win. You deserve it, bas *** do, let’s drink some champagne ‘”. And he concluded, in the statements collected by Brand: “I try to get along with everyone, I love F1 and meet amazing people. There are the best drivers, engineers, mechanics and journalists, it is the elite of many things. I like to get along with everyone, but on the track I have to give it my all ”.
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