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Last Updated: February 14, 2024, 00:01 IST
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Carlos Sainz mentioned he nonetheless hoped to battle for a title in his remaining season at Ferrari, earlier than seventimes Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton takes his seat, however would additionally stay a workforce participant.
Carlos Sainz mentioned he nonetheless hoped to battle for a title in his remaining season at Ferrari, earlier than seven-occasions Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton takes his seat, however would additionally stay a workforce participant.
The 29-12 months-previous Spaniard advised reporters in a video name from the Fiorano take a look at observe, the place Ferrari launched their new automotive on Tuesday, that he felt privileged to have worn the workforce’s purple overalls for 4 years.
He mentioned he had obtained loads of messages of assist, had been busy specializing in the season that begins in Bahrain on March 2 and was optimistic concerning the future.
“My overall feeling of these four years is definitely positive,” mentioned the winner of two races for Ferrari, with 5 pole positions and three quickest laps, who final season was the one driver to beat Red Bull.
“I cannot wait to see what the future holds for me because I’m sure there’s going to be good things coming.
“It’s an important year for me because I’m still wearing red and I still have the target of becoming champion in Ferrari and I still have one more chance.
“But my ultimate (aim) is to become world champion in general, and then it’s who you achieve it with. Obviously ideally with Ferrari this year but if not there will be other opportunities and other chances hopefully in the future.”
The shake-up at Maranello has made Sainz a key determine within the driver marketplace for 2025.
The prospects embody Hamilton’s Mercedes seat, a spot alongside triple world champion Max Verstappen at Red Bull and transferring to Swiss-based Sauber, who will change into the Audi manufacturing facility workforce in 2026.
Sainz, who began in Formula One in 2015 with Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso, mentioned he didn’t really feel he wanted to indicate anybody what he was able to and would really feel no extra stress to carry out.
The goal for 2024 remained the identical as ever, with Sainz and workforce mate Charles Leclerc nonetheless chasing Ferrari’s first championship since 2008.
“The fact that I’m not going to be a Scuderia Ferrari driver in 2025 doesn’t mean that we don’t want to become champions together this year or win races this year,” he mentioned.
“If anything I can focus even more on the present and more on the race by race, making sure I have the best possible car and feeling and not having to focus so much on development and on the future.”
Sainz mentioned he would additionally nonetheless put the workforce first if required.
“I have always been a team player… I have always been exemplary in that sense as a driver for any team. I will definitely help Charles if I have to, in the same way that I expect Charles to help me,” he mentioned.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – Reuters)
